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To extinguish the fire attracted about 700 firefighters and 200 soldiers, but it is not possible to localize or control.
Fire fighting is complicated by high temperatures and strong wind / Photo Unions for forest fires on the island of Gran Canaria, authorities have evacuated about 8 thousand people.
It is reported BBC Ukraine.
It is noted that to extinguish the fire involved 10 aircraft and helicopters and about 700 firefighters and 200 soldiers.
According to local officials, the fighting is complicated by high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity.
Read takumori in Siberia by shamans came the clergy with Holy water”the Fire may not be able to locate, nor control,” – said the President of the Canary Islands angel Victor Torres.
He added that he has appealed to the Spanish authorities with a request to assist in extinguishing the fire.
The fire has not spread to areas that are traditionally the most popular among tourists. In this case, the flame is rapidly moving in the direction of the natural Park of Tamadaba, where one of the oldest pine forests in the area.
According to recent reports, the fires destroyed the forest area of 1,700 hectares.
Earlier it was reported that a band of forest fires on Gran Canaria evacuated more than 2 thousand people. At that time, the fire covered 1,500 hectares.