Water-dropping helicopters deployed on Tenerife as wildfire rages

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Water-dropping helicopters deployed on Tenerife as wildfire rages

Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Spanish island of Tenerife amid another wildfire, fuelled by strong winds and unseasonably hot weather. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub

Firefighters backed by six water-dropping helicopters were battling the blaze, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon in an area of steep ravines in the north-east of the island which was badly ravaged by a huge wildfire in August.

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Date: October 5, 2023