‘Out-of-control’ Canary Islands wildfire rages as 9,000 evacuated
Blaze on Spanish island of Gran Canaria fuelled by combination of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity.
Around 9,000 people have been evacuated as firefighters battle an out-of-control wildfire on Gran Canaria in Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities have said.
Canary Islands President Angel Victor Torres said on Monday that 1,100 firefighters were being deployed in shifts along with 14 water-dropping aircraft to battle the blaze, which forced the closure of two dozen roads.
Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.
Published On 20 Aug 2019