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Duke and Duchess of Sussex Four Day Visit to Colombia

EDITOR NOTE: HANDOUT - MANDATORY CREDIT: PRINCE HARRY, Duke of Sussex and MEGHAN, Duchess of Sussex during their official visit to the school of drums of the cabildo in Cartagena, Colombia, August 17, 2024. Photo by: Andres Castilla/Colombian Vicepresidency/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex Four Day Visit to Colombia

EDITOR NOTE: HANDOUT - MANDATORY CREDIT: (LEFT TO RIGHT) PRINCE HARRY, Duke of Sussex, MEGHAN, Duchess of Sussex, Colombian Vicepresident Francia Marquez and her husband Yerney Pinillo, during their official visit to the school of drums of the cabildo in Cartagena, Colombia, August 17, 2024. Photo by: Andres Castilla/Colombian Vicepresidency/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (right) and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Davila (left), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', at Las Teresitas beach, on March 9, 2024, in San Andres, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (c), the Government delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana (l), and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila (2l), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', at Las Teresitas beach, on March 9, 2024, in San Andrés, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (3l), and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Davila (3r), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', on the beach of Las Teresitas, on March 9, 2024, in San Andres, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (c), and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Davila (2l), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', at Las Teresitas beach, on March 9, 2024, in San Andres, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (3r), and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Davila (3l), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', on the beach of Las Teresitas, on March 9, 2024, in San Andres, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center - Tenerife

Queen Sofia (c), the Government delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana (l), and the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila (2l), during the release of two turtles from the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', at Las Teresitas beach, on March 9, 2024, in San Andrés, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Queen Sofia has participated during her visit to Tenerife in the release of two turtles recovered by 'La Tahonilla', whose names are Lemon and Elma. Before the turtle release, Queen Sofia visited the Wildlife Recovery Center 'La Tahonilla', which is in charge of receiving, caring for and reintroducing wild animals found on the island. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worst wildfire in 40 years continues in Spain's Tenerife island

STORY: Worst wildfire in 40 years continues in Spain's Tenerife island DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO CLAVIJO, President of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ROSA DAVILA, President of the Cabildo of Tenerife 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): MARGARITA ROBLES, Spain's Minister of Defense STORYLINE: Nearly 8,000 people have been forced to either evacuate or stay indoors on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife in what authorities described as the worst wildfire in at least four decades. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO CLAVIJO, President of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands "This is probably the most complex fire we have had in the Canary Islands, if not always, at least in the last 40 years." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ROSA DAVILA, President of the Cabildo of Tenerife "Practically in all the perimeter, we have multiplied the fire departments and th

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

A firefighting helicopter works to extinguish a forest fire on August 16, 2023 in Tenerife, Spain. Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Column of smoke caused by a forest fire seen from San Cristobal de La Laguna, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Column of smoke caused by a forest fire seen from San Cristobal de La Laguna, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Smoke caused by a forest fire, August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Smoke caused by a forest fire, August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

A firefighting helicopter works to extinguish a forest fire on August 16, 2023 in Tenerife, Spain. Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. For the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tenerife Wildfire Prompts Evacuations And Road Closures

Flames, in the bush, from a forest fire, on August 16, 2023, in Tenerife (Spain). Last night a forest fire broke out in Tenerife between the towns of Candelaria and Arafo. What has forced to evacuate the municipalities of Arrate, Chivisaye, Media Montaña and Ajafoña. In addition, the roads TF 23 between Las Lagunetas and El Portillo and the TF 523 Carretera Los Loros have been cut, informed the Cabildo de Tenerife. At the moment, 180 hectares have been affected and 13 aerial means are working in the extinction tasks. The Government of the Canary Islands has requested to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge the mobilization of three seaplanes to fight the fire. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Members of the Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) work in the extinction 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Neighbors watch 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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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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Two neighbors watch the flames of the forest fire declared in La Palma, 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke from the forest fire declared in La Palma, near the houses, 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

A neighbor observes from the roof of a house 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Fire and smoke near a house in the forest fire declared in La Palma, 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Flames near a house in the forest fire declared in La Palma, 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by the forest fire declared in La Palma, seen from the road, 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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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

A tanker truck attends the forest fire declared in La Palma, 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