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Around 8,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the north of Tenerife after a large blaze broke out on Tuesday, scorching beaches and causing the water to turn black in places

By Corina Pons and Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in...

Europe News: A wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Wednesday spread to 1,800 hectares (4,450 acres) in 24 h

By Corina Pons and Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in...

Fires currently in mountainous region surrounding volcano Mount Teide

The fire has burned through 2,600 hectares of land, as per official reports

By Corina Pons and Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in...

Around 150 people have been evacuated from more than five villages (Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montana, Ajafona, and Las Lagunetas) in the northeast of the island so far. This area primarily consists of farms and holiday homes.

Five villages evacuated their residents following a major wildfire that hit Tenerife. Read more here.

The smoke cloud generated by the wildfire has reached the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria.