Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north remained out of control, though the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.
The Canary Islands emergency services said more than 26,000 people had been evacuated by Saturday afternoon, according to provisional estimates, a sharp rise from 4,500 on Friday. Eleven towns are now affected.
Fierce flames lit up the sky overnight, and on Saturday helicopters were seen dropping water on areas close to homes where smoke was billowing into the air.
The fire broke out a few days
