Spain: thousands evacuated from La Palma amid widespread forest fires

More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from La Palma in the Canary Islands due to a forest fire in the north-west. The regional government has issued an official alert for neighbouring islands, including Tenerife and Gran Canaria, due to the risk of forest fires spreading, despite efforts from emergency to control and douse the blaze. Europe faces extreme temperatures in the Cerberus heatwave. The fire has already destroyed 4,500 hectares of land and a dozen homes in Palma Thousands forced out of their homes on La Palma as heatwave grips Europe