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Canarie, incendi a Tenerife: 10 città minacciate e 12mila persone evacuate

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21 agosto 2023 - 08:54

TOPSHOT - Helicopters fly over the area of Pico Cho Marcial in Arafo to drop water over a huge wildfire raging through forested areas that surround the Mount Teide volcano natural park, on the Canary island of Tenerife, on August 20, 2023. Firefighters made gains in their battle against a vast wildfire on Tenerife today after better-than-expected overnight weather helped them keep the blaze from destroying homes on the Spanish holiday island. The huge fire broke out late on August 15, 2023 in a mountainous northeastern area, quickly morphing into the Canary Islands' biggest-ever. So far the blaze, which has a perimeter of 84 kilometres (52 miles), has burned through 11,600 hectares (28,700 acres), or just over 6% of Tenerife island, forcing more than 12,000 people to flee their homes. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)

A lavoro sull'isola ci sono oltre 400 vigili del fuoco e 23 elicotteri e aerei di supporto e, stando a quanto riferito da Fernando Clavijo, al momento i danni sarebbero limitati alla vegetazione: nessuna persona è rimasta ferita e nessuna abitazione è stata distrutta dalle fiamme.

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