Tenerife: Thousands evacuated as 'out of control' wildfires spread across Canary Island
Tenerife is a particularly popular destination for UK holidaymakers, with 922,343 British tourists visiting in the first six months of 2023
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Tenerife is a particularly popular destination for UK holidaymakers, with 922,343 British tourists visiting in the first six months of 2023
Spain's maritime rescue service on Tuesday said it had rescued a boat near the island of Gran Canaria carrying 84 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, one of whom had died. The Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa have become the main destination for migrants trying to reach Spain, with a much smaller number also seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the Spanish mainland. TV footage showed emergency services helping the migrants disembark, offering blankets and seating some of them in wheelchairs.
A rapidly-spreading wildfire that broke out at the centre of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday forced the authorities to remove several hundred villagers from their homes, shut three...
By Borja Suarez TEJEDA, Spain (Reuters) - A rapidly-spreading wildfire that broke out at the centre of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday f...
By Borja Suarez TEJEDA, Spain (Reuters) - A rapidly-spreading wildfire that broke out at the centre of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday forced the authorities to remove several hundred villagers from their homes, shut three roads and d...