MADRID (AFP) - Authorities in the Spanish island of Gran Canaria were evacuating a luxury hotel and tourist spot on Saturday (Aug 17) as a new forest fire broke out just days after another blaze raged in the same area.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MADRID - Authorities in the Spanish island of Gran Canaria were evacuating a luxury hotel and tourist spot on Saturday as a new forest fire broke out just days after another blaze raged in the same area.
On its Twitter account, the island council said it was evacuating the Cross of Tejeda, a mountain pass popular for its spectacular views in the centre of Gran Canaria, and a nearby luxury hotel and holiday house.The council added it was blocking off roads near the blaze.The blaze comes just five days after firefighters managed to contain a fire in the same area of the Canary Islands archipelago that had sparked the evacuation of hundreds of people.
At the time, emergency services had warned that strong gusts of wind and an impending heatwave could fan the remaining embers into another fire.In a statement, they said the blaze"doesn't look good at all with this temperature, winds and low humidity".
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