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More than 26,000 ordered to flee as Tenerife wildfire rages

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Aug 2023 23:00
2 Min Read

Authorities stated in a late Friday update that 4,500 people had been evacuated since the fire started on Tuesday night.

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  • More than 26,000 ordered to flee as Tenerife wildfire rages 
    Military firefighters battle a forest fire on Aug. 17 raging in the northeastern part of the Canary Island of Tenerife, in this handout image released by Military Emergency Unit. (AFP)

According to emergency officials, an estimated 26,000 people may have been forced to leave a massive wildfire blazing out of control on the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife.

Census statistics show that "provisional estimates suggest that more than 26,000 people may have been evacuated," the emergency services announced on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Authorities stated in a late Friday update that 4,500 people had been evacuated since the fire started on Tuesday night. However, the flames spread after a rough night of "severe weather" marked by strong gusts and higher-than-expected temperatures, causing a wave of evacuations from five municipalities in the island's north.

Authorities announced in a news briefing, soon before 11:00 GMT, that they had no immediate information on the number of individuals evacuated. Montse Roman, the emergency's technical director, said the data were still being compiled, but he warned that "further evacuations may take place if the fire spreads."
 
Leading the effort to extinguish the fires is Pedro Martinez, who told reporters that the perimeter had "most certainly grown a lot" through the night and was making its way down the mountainside "Steadily" in northern Santa Ursula.

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