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[HURAKAN]

Tropical Storm Delta sweeps Canary Islands

Madrid, Spain

29 November 2005 12:09

A 63-year-old man died and more than 200 000 people were left without power in several cities as Tropical Storm Delta unleashed torrential rain and strong winds on the Canary Islands, authorities said on Tuesday.

The rains and winds also affected hundreds of people who were left stranded at the islands' main airports and left many cities and town in the islands without electricity and cellphone coverage.

TV footage showed how the stormy weather triggered mudslides and toppled walls and trees.

The man died in Fuerteventura, one of the islands in the Spanish archipelago, when he was trying to repair his roof, said Jose Miguel Ruano from the regional Canary government.

He said that about 265 000 people had been left without electricity during the night, including the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

On Monday, at least six would-be immigrants died when their boat with 50 people on board sank while trying to reach the Canary Islands from Africa. A total of 32 were rescued and 12 were reported missing.

Also, schools throughout the islands called off classes and sent children home as Delta approached.

The Canary Islands are one of Europe's top tourist destinations, located off the coast of north-west Africa.

The storm, which is expected to weaken on Tuesday in the Spanish archipelago, is approaching north-western Africa, where it is expected to make landfall later in the day along the southern coast of Morocco.

Forecasters say that Delta is losing the characteristics of a tropical storm and becoming extratropical, which means it gets energy from the collision of warm and cold fronts, but it is not expected to lose strength until it hit land.

The six-month Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Wednesday, but forecasters warn that tropical storms and hurricanes can develop in December.



At least 7 persons dead.

[no advance]

Lets hope Delta does not kill even more in Morocco. It could be bad.

[aerojad]

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/pu ... 1062.shtml

Tropical Storm Delta hits the Canary Islands
By h.b.
Tue, 29 Nov 2005, 08:42

Seven deaths have been reported on the Canary Islands where Tropical Storm Delta arrived last night, and several of the islands are still incommunicado this morning.

Six immigrants in small boat died in their attempt to reach the islands yesterday and the seventh death was a man in Fuerteventura. The 63 year old was making good his roof when he blown to the ground.

Several ports and airports are closed, 400 people were trapped in the airport at Tenerife Norte, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife has been without power for most of the night.
Several roads remain blocked.

The Spanish Met. Office say that top wind speeds have been 125 kms/hour and now some 60 litres of rain per square metre is expected to fall.

[Buck]

Any reports from Morocco?

[Buck]

I found one...

Canary Islands storm hits power, communications
29 Nov 2005 12:35:51 GMT

Source: Reuters

(Adds details of impact on Morocco, paras 9-12)

MADRID, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were without electricity and phone services were disrupted on Tuesday after a powerful storm ripped through Spain's Canary Islands, killing seven in the popular holiday destination.

The death toll rose after strong winds blew a man off his roof, which he was apparently trying to repair on the island of Fuerteventura as the storm approached, emergency officials said.

Storm Delta also claimed the lives of six African migrants who drowned off the Canary Islands on Monday as powerful waves swept their makeshift boat.

Each year, thousands of migrants try to reach the Canary Islands from Africa and many die in the attempt.

The islands of Tenerife and La Palma were worst hit by the storm which had passed over by mid-morning. Uprooted trees and landslides forced the closure of a number of roads in the picturesque islands.

About 223,000 customers had no electricity, and the lack of power was also affecting some telephone services.

Several ports and airports were temporarily closed.

The former Tropical Storm Delta became a winter storm as it neared Africa on Monday but the 25th named cyclone of the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record still brought heavy rain and winds higher than 120 kms (75 miles) per hour.

The storm moved on to Morocco, but it caused no damage in areas unaccustomed to torrential rains.

"Delta reached Morocco as a normal atmospheric disturbance for the autumn season, with normal clouds and rains," Weather Forecast Center spokesman Mohamed Belaouchi told Reuters.

"There was no damage from this storm in Morocco. It shifted into a normal depression as it usual for this autumn season and now it was dying down completley," he said.

But the storm brought much needed rains to southern and northern Morocco where farmers were eagerly awaiting rain to complete sowing of cereals. (Additional reporting by Lamine Ghanmi in Rabat)

[HURAKAN]

Just got this from my friend, Shief Meteorologist of Telemundo 51, John Morales. The website includes pictures of the damages in the Canary Islands caused by Delta.

http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2005/11/2 ... index.html

Pretty amazing images!

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Just got this from my friend, Shief Meteorologist of Telemundo 51, John Morales. The website includes pictures of the damages in the Canary Islands caused by Delta.

http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2005/11/2 ... index.html

Pretty amazing images!

[Cookiely]

Incredible damage. Thanks for sharing the photo link.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Enough damage for retirment?

[fasterdisaster]

Enough damage for retirment?

no

[aerojad]

Enough damage for retirment?

and replace with...?

[HURAKAN]

Enough damage for retirment?

Remember, this is a letter, not a name. Maybe you can cancel it from being used once again, but it can't be retired.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

There seems to be alot of damage to a area that doe's not get hit often. Remember it is the area it hits=Damage which makes it a retirmentable. We will see!

[HURAKAN]

There seems to be alot of damage to a area that doe's not get hit often. Remember it is the area it hits=Damage which makes it a retirmentable. We will see!

Also, all the damage occurred after the system was declared extratropical and advisories were canceled. Therefore, all the damage was caused by post-Delta.

[Scorpion]

Wow, thats alot of damage for a tropical storm. Have the Canary Islands ever been hit before?

[HURAKAN]

Wow, thats alot of damage for a tropical storm. Have the Canary Islands ever been hit before?

NO!

[Cencello]

From Canary Island report
Four month later.

The Asociación Canaria de Meteorología present this report of Delta Tropical Storm. You can see in your web page:

http://www.acanmet.es
http://meteo.viajesinsular.es/fichas/20 ... /delta.htm

[gatorcane]

has delta reformed? lol

[JonathanBelles]

glad i can read spanish

[Coredesat]

No, that's just Ivan. Just kidding.

No, but this site has some interesting details about Delta, including some pictures of its effects on the Canaries. The same person posted a link in a thread in the Winter Weather forum, but here's the link again:

http://www.acanmet.org.es/reportajes/TTDelta/1.html