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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