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2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands; official says blaze ‘out of control’

AP News

By Joseph Wilson

July 15, 2023

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than 2,000 people were evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday, destroying around a dozen homes, authorities said.

The blaze has affected an area of about 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) and officials warned residents that the situation could worsen because a heat wave has made the terrain tinder-dry.

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