Update on Tenerife Firefighting Efforts and Weather Conditions

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, August 20 (EFE) — The night offered better outcomes than anticipated for the firefighting teams battling the Tenerife blaze, and weather conditions were not as harsh as feared, according to the Canary Islands Rescue and Emergency Center. The crews had braced for a very difficult night after yesterday’s heat, gusty winds, and low humidity within a 70-kilometer arc around the fire, a combination that typically accelerates fire spread and complicates suppression operations. Early reports described the northern part of the island as the area at greatest risk during those hours.