Burnt House in Fuencaliente, La Palma
My first impression of Los Canarios, the main village in Fuencaliente, is that it’s a heck of a lot better than I expected. The fire damage is very fluky, presumably because the fire moved so fast and the gusts of wind kept changing direction. As you can see, sometimes a house got burnt out completely, and its neighbours untouched, or the top floor burned, and the bottom floor looks fine, or one half of a semi-detached looks totalled, and the other half looks OK.
Burnt House in Fuencaliente, La Palma
Most of the badly damaged buildings I saw had people working in them already. Presumably the owners have already gone through swearing and crying, and they’re already getting on with it. I was impressed.
The Princess Hotel, La Palma
From a distance at least, the Princess Hotel looks fine and dandy. Most buildings look OK, and most shops are open. And the beautiful old church is fine.
Car workshop, Los Canarios, Fuencaliente
I don’t think this car workshop will bother to fix the cars outside it now. On the other hand, I was amazed to see this small survivor just outside the big petrol station.
A lizard that somehow survived
