By Nacho Doce TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters on Monday battled to stabilise a huge wildfire that has devastated forests on ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSTENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain - Firefighters on Monday battled to stabilise a huge wildfire that has devastated forests on the Spanish island of Tenerife for six days and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.
Efforts to extinguish it have been hampered by the difficult terrain - made up of steep ravines and cliffs - and a recent heatwave leaving the pine forest bone dry. "Today, we will keep on working, consolidating perimeters. We cannot talk about control yet, we'll see if we can stabilise all the fronts," he added.
"We are evaluating, as the northeastern part has cooled down, and we're hoping the reconnaissance flights will allow us to give the evacuees good news," he said.
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