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The fire broke out on Wednesday in a mountainous national park around the Mount Teide volcano – Spain’s highest peak – amid hot and dry weather. More evacuations were ordered on Saturday morning due to worsening weather overnight, including a rise in temperatures and stronger winds, regional leader Fernando Clavijo said at a press conference.Some 5,000 hectares have been burned so far with a perimeter of 50km.
The fire was at a scale that has never been seen before in the Canary Islands, Tenerife council president Rosa Davila said at reporters. She said the priority was to “protect people’s lives”.Scorching heat and dry weather this summer have contributed to unusually severe wildfires in Europe, including in Spain’s La Palma island in July.
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