2023-08-18 10:14:02
The forest fire that began on the night of August 15 on Mount Arafo, on the island of Tenerife, continues out of control and has so far affected more than 3,273 hectares, which has forced new evacuations in El Sauzal and La Matanza.
In this sense, the fire, which is beyond the capacity to extinguish despite all the means deployed, has a perimeter of about 41 kilometers, affecting the municipalities of Arafo, Candelaria, Santa Úrsula, La Matanza, El Rosario and La Orotava, El Sauzal and Tacoronte.
This was revealed this Thursday during the press conference at 10:00 p.m. to update the information on the evolution of the fire.
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, explained that the teams had great difficulty throughout the day in being able to carry out the extinction tasks due to the weather conditions with the heat and the wind; and the orography of the land.
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