TENERIFE: Firefighters on Thursday (Aug 17) struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife amid hot and dry weather, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,500 people. 'This is the most complex fire we've had in the Canary Islands in the
TENERIFE: Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife amid hot and dry weather, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,500 people.
"This is the most complex fire we've had in the Canary Islands in the last 40 years," the region's leader, Fernando Clavijo, told a news conference. He added they were racing to control the blaze before an expected increase in temperatures at the weekend. While waterbombing aircraft managed to stabilise the blaze south of the Mount Teide volcano - Spain's highest peak - the flames advanced"out of control" on the northern flank across dry woodland towards a valley where several camping sites are located, blanketing much of the island with smoke and ash.
"When you go outside you start suffocating. It's as if you have something stuck in your throat," said Alba Gil, 37, a resident of the village of La Esperanza where authorities ordered people to stay home due to the heavy smoke. She and her family stayed up until 4 a.m. worried about the flames higher up the mountain.
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