Forest fire sweeps across Canary island as continent braces for hottest temperatures ever recorded
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from properties on the Canary island of La Palma after a forest fire swept through the north-west of the island, as Europe continues to experience extreme temperatures in the Cerberus heatwave.
The regional government on Sunday it had put neighbouring islands including Tenerife and Gran Granaria on official alert for risk of forest fires, with 4,500 hectares of land and a dozen homes already destroyed in Palma.
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