More than 5000 wildfires evacuated in the Canary Islands “Flame is over 50m” August 19 22:25
A large-scale wildfire has occurred in the Spanish Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and more than 3,000 hectares have been burned to date, and more than 5,000 residents and others have been evacuated.
A large-scale wildfire broke out on Gran Canaria in the Spanish Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off Africa on the 17th.
Firefighting and other fire extinguishers are working on fire extinguishing activities, but the fire has not faded due to the strong winds, and over 700 hectares have been burned over 3400 hectares so far.
More than 5,000 people, including residents, have been evacuated due to the effects of wildfires, but no injuries have been reported so far.
Prime Minister Torres of the Canary Islands Autonomous Region said at a press conference, "It is difficult to extinguish fire from the sky because the flame rises more than 50 meters in height and the smoke is full," said the extinguishing will take several more days Clarified the outlook.