Wildfire has torn a devastating path across Gran Canaria forcing 1,000 people to be evacuated. grancanarias Spain
Gran Canaria is the second most populated of the Canary Islands, located off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. Firefighters were said to be “overwhelmed” by the spread of the flames with huge plumes of smoke being seen from all parts of the island and even from as far away as Tenerife.The fire first began on Saturday in Artenara at around midnight on Saturday affecting the summit of Gran Canaria.
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