Forest fires on the Canary Islands, Spain
The fire, which began in a mountainous area on 27 July, destroyed around 10,000 hectares of land on Gran Canaria and around 14,000 hectares on Tenerife. More than 13,000 people were evacuated from centres on the two islands, both popular tourist destinations.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Canary Islands, Spain (Gran Canaria and Tenerife)
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2007-08-02
- Time of Charter Activation
- 06:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- Spanish Ministry of Environment, Civil Protection (Spain), European Commission, DG Environment
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- DLR
- Value Adding
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