August 19, 2023 9:29 PM

Europe: More people evacuated as wildfire raging in north of Spanish island of Tenerife remained out of control

In Europe, more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife today morning as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control. Amid hot and dry weather, the blaze broke out on Wednesday around Spain's highest peak, Mount Teide volcano, in a mountainous national park. Regional leader Fernando Clavijo said, some 5,000 hectares of land was affected with a perimeter of 50 km and 7,000 people were either evacuated or confined to their homes. ...