19 August,2023 08:09 AM IST | Canary Islands | Agencies
The fire forced the evacuation of nearly 8,000 people. Pic/AP
Firefighters battled overnight to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination. The fire in the north of the island, which started late Tuesday, has forced the evacuation or confinement of nearly 8,000 people in eight municipalities. The fire is located up in a pine wooded mountain area with several municipalities on its flanks, including Arafo and Candelaria to the east, and La Orotava to the west.
Firefighters on Friday were trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia's Sumatra Island that was growing in size near a dense residential area. The effort is made difficult by the limited firefighting equipment and a distant water source that is an hour away from the fire's location in Pulau Negara village.
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