A forest fire in La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, forced the evacuation of at least 500 people
Many parts of southern Spain saw scorching temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius last week and even higher temperatures are expected next week in Spain and across southern Europe.
Marcos Lorenzo, the mayor of Tijarafe, told the Spanish television station RTVE that people in the village were evacuated as the fire spread, but it was not clear how many had actually left. "The number of people who need to be evacuated could rise. It depends on whether we can bring these strong winds under control," Clavijo told reporters in La Palma.The Spanish army deployed 150 of its firefighters to help local crews battle the blaze and other firefighters are arriving from the neighbouring island of Tenerife, Clavijo said.
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