Weather alert for Canaries

There is currently an ‘Orange’ weather alert in place for the Canary Islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria for rain and storms. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has said that the alert is only for today (16th August 2010) and that up to 30 litres may fall in one hour. The other Canary Islands of El Hierro, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura also have weather warnings of rain of up to 15 litres/hour.