Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Members of the Guardia Civil cut the traffic in the vicinity of the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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