“Maybe 1,000 hectares less than what we gave,” meaning that 4,000 hectares have now burned, not 5,000, Montserrat Roman, head of the Canaries’ civil defense, announced at a press conference on Sunday.
“After evaluating today’s course, we have decided to allow the majority of the 4,000 people evacuated from Tijarafe and Bundagorta to return to their homes,” the Canary Islands president told reporters in his role. Region, Francisco Clavijo.
At least 500 people evacuated due to wildfires in La Palma
“The night passed normally, the weather conditions helped us a lot, the temperature dropped significantly,” said Sergio Rodríguez, head of the island’s “Cabildo” of La Palma, the island’s governing body, in a video posted on social networks. .
At the epicenter of the early Saturday fire in Bundagorda, it was 24 degrees at 11 a.m. local time, down from 40 on Friday and 33 on Saturday.
“As a result, the flames subsided and a hundred people who worked hard in the area were able to control the perimeter,” he added.
“We hope that in the next few hours, days, we will be able to put an end to this fire,” Tourism, Industry and Trade Minister Hector Gomez told public television TVE, who was there. told to
According to the Canary Islands regional government, around 400 firefighters, supported by 11 aerial units, are still battling the blaze on the island.
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