Forest fires season 2017

[Janet]

that's here until October I believe, but not in action yet ... they try to avoid so hard to use it because the minerals in the sea water destroys so much.

[Janet]

a few minutes ago ...

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Así se ven las llamas desde la zona más cercana por la que avanza el fuego en Tejeda<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IFTejeda?src=hash">#IFTejeda</a> <a href="https://t.co/yQM4RH86FD">pic.twitter.com/yQM4RH86FD</a></p>&mdash; Canarias Ahora (@Cahora) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cahora/status/910577931914809344">20 September 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Janet]

The Canarian Government has given a press conference tonight and confirmed that the fire which started just before 2pm in Gran Canaria is still raging ferociously, with nearly 5,000 acres affected. President Clavijo says that up to 400 residents have been evacuated from affected areas in five municipalities - Tejeda, San Mateo, Telde, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Santa Lucía de Tirajana.  Over 300 will be engaged through the night battling the fire, among them nine helicopters. This is the Dantesque scene that they will be facing as Tenerife goes to sleep, hoping to wake to better news in the morning as the expected turn in the weather brings cloud and, hopefully, some rain.

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[Perikles]

Over 300 will be engaged through the night battling the fire, among them nine helicopters.

Is that correct? I doubt that helicopters would fly at night - far too dangerous. 

[Janet]

That's what the Canarian president announced in the press conference last night. And a plane, in fact, though he didn't specify it was the sea plane.

[Janet]

After a night of ceaseless firefighting by bomberos, forestry teams, the army emergency unit, etc., the Gran Canarian Cabildo says this morning that the fire remains active and out of control, but has evolved favourably. Some residents are being allowed home, and some roads have been reopened, with the public warned to stay away from the medianías and mountain areas. The island's hopes are now on the weather bringing the rain that Aemet has forecast will fall on the northern half of Gran Canaria at some point today. 

[Janet]

It's raining in Gran Canaria! Heavily!

[Nova]

Oh that is glorious!!! 

[Janet]

After hoping that the fire had been stabilized, land and air units are again in action this morning as the Gran Canaria Cabildo says that the blaze has reactivated in the Llanos de la Pez area due to high winds. The fire is still not yet under control, and additional resources are now engaged in searching for one local who disappeared as the fire approached. It appears that the woman, a Swedish resident of los Llanos de Ana López for twenty years, was last seen in her house as the area was being evacuated, but she has not been seen since.

[Janet]

Sadly, a body has been found in the midst of a burnt forested area in the peaks of Gran Canaria. It is not confirmed that it is the missing Swedish woman but the grim discovery was made just 600m from her house.