11,000 evacuated as forest fires sweep Canary Islands

More than 11,000 people have been evacuated from homes and holiday resorts in the Canary Islands today.

11,000 evacuated as forest fires sweep Canary Islands
Tue, 31 Jul, 2007 - 14:39

More than 11,000 people have been evacuated from homes and holiday resorts in the Canary Islands today.

Firefighters are struggling to extinguish fires on two of the archipelago’s popular tourist islands.

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