Wildfires rage on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife
Firefighting planes are to be deployed to bring the fires under control after hundreds of hectares burned
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00:00 Firefighters battled a raging wildfire on Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands, on
00:07 Wednesday. At least 800 hectares of land were scorched in 24 hours. Local authorities and
00:14 emergency services evacuated residents of the towns of Arafo and Candelaria on the east
00:20 of the island. In footage released by the Guardia Civil, forest fires can be seen close
00:25 to the towns. Firefighting aircraft have been deployed to help tackle the wildfires.
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