00:00 Helicopters flying over scenes of devastation, trying to tackle the blaze spreading across
00:06 the Canary Island of Tenerife.
00:09 Part of the green scenery that usually attracts millions of visitors a year, now gone up in
00:15 flames.
00:17 Around 250 firefighters battled the wildfire, with thick smoke forcing road closures and
00:24 the evacuation of five villages.
00:26 "I don't think it will get down here.
00:31 We'll keep an eye on it, but what we saw was horrible, that fire.
00:35 Horrible."
00:36 "I went to sleep at about 2.30 or 3.30 and there was about a kilometre burning and I
00:43 thought there's no stopping this."
00:47 The fire broke out on Tuesday night, raging through a forested area with steep ravines
00:53 in the north-eastern part of the island.
00:57 "A lot of fuel is channelled and burning at the same time.
01:00 It culminates in the dorsal part.
01:04 This has caused secondary outbreaks to the north."
01:09 Authorities said the flames have so far burned about 1,800 hectares.
01:15 The disaster comes after the Canary Islands were hit by a heatwave that has left many
01:20 areas tinned dry, increasing the risk of wildfires.
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