Hundreds evacuated as wildfire burns on Gran Canaria island

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Hundreds evacuated as wildfire burns on Gran Canaria island

STORY: Hundreds evacuated as wildfire burns on Gran Canaria island DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wildfire on Gran Canaria STORYLINE: Several hundred residents and 100 children who were attending a summer camp have been evacuated after a wildfire began close to the municipality of Cortijo de Huertas on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Monday. The fire was still burning on Wednesday. The regional government confirmed that the fire has burned around 200 hectares, while around 100 firefighters from the Canary Islands group have been mobilized, along with nine aircraft and helicopters. Spanish Civil Guards evacuated residents from the Pico de Nieves region of the island, as well as 240 inhabitants in the municipality of Cuevas Blancas. Three roads in the area have also been closed to traffic. This week's blaze is the second major wildfire to affect the Canary Islands recently, coming just a week after a wildfire burned 3,500 hectare

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