Flames in the vicinity of the municipality of Afaro, on August 17, 2023, in Afaro, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). The forest fire declared in the mountain area in Arafo is “out of control” when it has been active for almost a day, during which time – Europa Press
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Aug. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The forest fire that started on the night of August 15 on Mount Arafo, on the island of Tenerife, affects more than 2,600 hectares in several municipalities in a perimeter that reaches 31 kilometers and has caused evacuation and confinement of more than 7,600 people in the last 34 hours.
The fire in Tenerife affects more than 2,600 hectares and causes the confinement of the town of La Esperanza. Evacuations have been extended in El Rosario and areas of La Orotava have been evicted https://t.co/iB56AIJJK6 #IFArafoCandelaria pic.twitter.com/CBacyuV2td
— Europa Press (@europapress) August 17, 2023
These are the figures that have been released at the press conference this Thursday on the evolution of the fire, which according to the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, is “probably” one of the “most serious” in the last 40 years. .
(There will be expansion)
