more than 4 thousand people were evacuated in the Spanish Canary Islands due to a forest fire, the newspaper El Pais said.
The fire arose in the area of the village of Puntagord on the island of Palma on the night of Saturday. So far, a fire that has gripped about 4.6 thousand hectares of the forest was not able to take control.
To date, fire destroyed 12 houses. Air equipment is involved in the fight against fire.