Forest fire in Spain’s La Palma island forces evacuations

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Forest fire in Spain’s La Palma island forces evacuations
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The fire started in the early hours of Saturday morning and around 140 ha of land have been burnt. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BARCELONA - A forest fire in the Spanish island of La Palma has forced the evacuation of at least 500 people, the authorities said on Saturday, in the first natural crisis on the island since a volcanic eruption in 2021.

At least 11 houses were destroyed as the fire advanced, said Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo on Saturday. The authorities in La Palma were seeking help from other islands in the archipelago, such as Gomera and Tenerife.

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