TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - A wildfire on the Spanish island of Tenerife that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes was ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSTENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain - A wildfire on the Spanish island of Tenerife that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes was spreading and remained out of control late on Saturday, with hot, dry and windy weather hampering efforts to contain the blaze.
Evacuations were ordered throughout Saturday due to worsening weather conditions overnight. At a news conference late on Saturday, the head of Tenerife's local government Rosa Davila described the fire as"devastating" and said it had forced new evacuations. Fernando Clavijo, Canary Islands regional leader, said that Sunday was expected to be"very complicated" for firefighters because of adverse weather conditions.
It is now covering an area of over 8,000 hectares with a perimeter of 70 km , up from 5,000 hectares and a perimeter of 50 km earlier on Saturday.
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