The wildfire raging on the Spanish island of Tenerife took a surprising turn for the worse, forcing Canary Islands emergency services to order more than 26,000 people to evacuate.
The island's popular tourist areas have so far been unaffected and its two airports have been operating normally. / Photo: AP
The blaze broke out on Wednesday in a mountainous national park around the Mount Teide volcano - Spain's highest peak - amid hot and dry weather. Earlier in the week, Clavijo called the fire the most complex the Canary Islands have faced in 40 years, due to a combination of hot, dry and windy weather, as well as difficult terrain.The wildfire has burned through around 5,000 hectares of land since it began Tuesday, including swathes of the Canary Island's largest natural park.
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