Tens of thousands flee as wildfires rage in Tenerife and Canada

Tens of thousands forced to flee as wildfires continue to rage on the Spanish island of Tenerife and in Canada's North West Territories

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00:00 Officials say around 26,000 people have been forced to flee wildfires on the Spanish island

00:06 of Tenerife.

00:08 Strong winds and higher temperatures have helped to spread the flames of a huge forest

00:12 fire, while the difficult terrain and billowing smoke are hampering the emergency service's

00:17 efforts to control it.

00:19 On Saturday, firefighters said there were still three active areas of the fire.

00:23 "The areas where we have to attack the fire are perfectly established, and the areas where

00:30 we are also doing defensive work."

00:35 And in Canada, at least 19,000 people have been evacuated from the city of Yellowknife,

00:40 according to officials in the Northwest Territories.

00:42 They said 15,000 people fled by road, 3,800 were evacuated by air, and at least 300 firefighters

00:49 were mobilized to fight the flames.

00:52 Thousands of British Columbia residents were also on high evacuation alert on Saturday.

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