Large-scale forest fire on the Canary Islands was removed from the space

Large-scale forest fire on the Canary Islands was removed from the space

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KIEV. August 20. UNN. Satellite images of large-scale forest fires in the Canary Islands has published the European service of the Copernicus EMS, which promptly provides maps for emergency response, reports UNN.

A forest fire on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria has already covered 10 hectares. the Fire reached a natural Park. Evacuated more than 9 thousand people.

“It is a massive forest fire, extremely serious, which occurred during the heat-wave… It’s an environmental tragedy,” DW quoted the President of the Canary Islands angel Victor Torres.

The fire started on the island on Saturday near the village of Valleseco. The fire spread to the Tamadaba nature reserve. Fire suppression is complicated by the heat, established in the region, and strong wind gusts. In the struggle with the elements involved about 1 thousand people.