Incidents and emergencies in the Canary Islands: accidents, rescue operations, public safety and the work of the islands' emergency services. Verified reporting, without sensationalism.
sucesosTEDAX-NRBQ specialists from the Canarias Superior Police Headquarters seized three hand grenades and various ammunition in Telde. The items have been taken away for analysis and possible destruction.
A man was seriously injured after his car left the road and struck the central reservation on the GC-1 near Santa Lucía. He was transferred in a critical condition to Hospital Insular, where he later died.
sucesosA 54-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious chest trauma after colliding with a car on Avenida Canarias in Icod de los Vinos on 31 July 2026.
sucesosA fuel tank explosion at the Salinetas industrial estate in Telde killed one worker and left several others injured. The workers were carrying out maintenance operations at Disa's facilities.
sucesosCECOES 112 received the alert at 15:16 and dispatched two SUC ambulances and the Policía Local to assist the two women injured on the Circunvalación Norte in Santa Cruz de La Palma.
sucesosA 20-month-old baby died this weekend from heatstroke in Fuerteventura, according to sources from the Consejería de Sanidad. It is the first heat-related death reported this summer in the Canary Islands.
sucesosA 53-year-old man died on Sunday at Butihondo beach in Pájara, Fuerteventura, after being rescued from the sea by a private boat and suffering a cardiac arrest.
sucesosA 53-year-old man died after the vehicle he was driving collided with a house on the GC-505 in Mogán, according to the Canarias 112 emergency service. The Guardia Civil is investigating the circumstances of the crash.
sucesosThe Las Palmas Comandancia reported that an unauthorised recreational drone, blown by strong wind gusts into the airport perimeter, forced a temporary suspension of flight operations on safety grounds.
sucesosA collision between a car and a bus on the TF-217 at kilometre marker 3 left six people injured, one of them seriously, according to CECOES 112.
sucesosThe Cuerpo General de la Policía Canaria arrested a man on 29 July in the La Isleta neighbourhood as part of Operation 'Panmesh', on suspicion of offences against the sexual freedom of minors.
sucesosA 40-year-old man was moderately injured after a fire broke out at a property on Calle Camino Lomo El Pino in Firgas on the night of 28 July.
sucesosA man suffered moderate injuries after a kitchen fire broke out in a residential building in La Laguna. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which was confined to the flat's kitchen.
sucesosA 62-year-old man died on 25 July after his motorcycle left the road on the TF-1 near Adeje. Emergency medical crews were unable to reverse the cardiac arrest.
sucesosCECOES 112 received the alert at 10:22 on 25 July at Las Canteras beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, after a man was found showing signs of a serious near-drowning.
sucesosThe Policía Local de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is investigating a string of overnight fires that left 14 waste containers destroyed, six vehicles damaged and four palm trees affected. The most serious incident occurred in the Somosierra neighbourhood.
sucesosNational Police have arrested four people in connection with the armed robbery at a jewellery store in the Las Terrazas shopping centre in Telde, carried out on 2 June, with loot valued at more than 120,000 euros.
sucesosFirefighters in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria rescued a 34-year-old man who fell into a breakwater area on the Avenida Marítima on 20 July.
sucesosThe Cuerpo General de la Policía Canaria detected 27 violations during three days of road freight inspections across Tenerife and immobilised four trucks that exceeded the Maximum Authorised Mass.
sucesosA 56-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a car on Avenida Antonio Domínguez in Arona, according to the Gobierno de Canarias emergency coordination centre CECOES 112.
sucesosA 50-year-old woman was seriously injured after a vehicle rolled over on the Los Portales road in Arucas in the early hours of 19 July. She was transferred to Hospital Doctor Negrín.
sucesosA cyclist was seriously injured on Tuesday, 7 July, after falling several metres on the GC-60 road near Fataga, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. He sustained a severe traumatic brain injury.
sucesosNational Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in the armed robbery of a jewellery store at the El Mirador shopping centre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as investigators look into his possible connection to other similar attacks.
sucesosThe Policía Nacional has arrested a second man in connection with the robbery at the José Luis jewellery store in the El Mirador shopping centre. Both suspects have been remanded in custody.
sucesosThe Maritime Authority of Las Palmas has detained a Dutch-flagged vessel after a breathalyser check in which its captain exceeded the legal alcohol limit. The case involves a €50,000 guarantee and a Paris MoU inspection.
sucesosSection Six of the Audiencia Provincial de Las Palmas has sentenced a volleyball coach to eight years and six months in prison for the continuous sexual assault, including penetration, of an underage player.
sucesosA man died on Saturday 11 July at a hotel pool in the Esquinzo area of Pájara (Fuerteventura), despite resuscitation efforts by the lifeguard and SUC personnel.
sucesosTwo men were stabbed during a brawl at a shopping centre in Morro Jable. The Guardia Civil is investigating the incident.
sucesosThe Mando de Canarias activates a ground surveillance deployment in Tenerife led by Infantry Regiment Tenerife 49, within the framework of the Armed Forces' permanent operations.
sucesosA 25-year-old man died on 9 July at Punta Prieta, in the Tenerife municipality of Güímar, after being rescued from the sea by beachgoers, according to CECOES 112.
The Guardia Civil is investigating seven people as suspected perpetrators of multiple thefts of avocados and bananas from farms in northern Tenerife. The highest potential penalty — up to three million euros — relates to violations of the Agri-food Quality Act detected at a local shop.
sucesosA multi-vehicle collision on the GC-1 near Telde left three people injured: a 45-year-old woman admitted in a critical condition, a 79-year-old woman seriously hurt, and a 54-year-old man with moderate injuries.
sucesosAn unidentified woman died on 6 July after being rescued in cardiac arrest from Playa Nido de las Águilas, in Puerto del Rosario. Emergency medical teams were unable to revive her despite prolonged resuscitation efforts.
sucesosA 24-year-old man was seriously injured after his vehicle crashed into the interior wall of the Tejina tunnel on the TF-82, in the Tenerife municipality of Guía de Isora.
sucesosSEPRONA agents found 49 hunting dogs in three areas of a plot in southern Tenerife; only 19 had vaccination records and microchips. The owner was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty.
sucesosAfter four months of investigation, the Mossos arrested a woman in Sant Salvador de Guardiola over her partner's death in Manresa — a case in which an autopsy shifted the inquiry toward a homicide hypothesis.
sucesosSpain's Foreign Ministry maintains the count of Spanish nationals killed in the Venezuela double earthquake at 17, with 150 missing and 12 located beneath rubble, according to Sunday's update.
sucesosThe Cuerpo General de la Policía Canaria has arrested 30 people in the large-scale operation 'Curricán', linked to alleged sexual offences against minors under the age of 16, corruption of minors and public health offences.
sucesosThe Canarian government has made available to the state a maximum capacity of 19 specialised professionals to assist in the international response to the emergency in Venezuela, with their final mobilisation pending European coordination.
sucesosOperation Curricán, which began on Monday with 17 arrests, has reached 30 detainees after expanding to ten municipalities. The case, placed under judicial secrecy, is being coordinated by a court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.