Extreme weather: Tenerife firefighters hope to have the island's wildfires under control
Hundreds of firefighters have been responding to the blaze on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife as extreme weather brings a 40-degree heatwave to Switzerland
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00:00 The south of France and parts of Switzerland are bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures
00:06 in places exceeding 40 degrees. According to the weather service, Meteo France, the
00:11 extreme temperatures will continue until the middle of next week.
00:15 I come from Montpellier, where it`s extremely hot. So it`s true that I was surprised by
00:20 the heat this week on Geneva. I thought it would be much less hot.
00:27 Meanwhile on Tenerife and the Canary Islands, the fire is spreading more slowly. It`s estimated
00:33 3,800 hectares of forest has burned in wildfires on the island. 220 firefighters have been
00:39 working to contain its spread.
00:44 Improved weather conditions raised hopes that the flames could soon come under control.
00:49 According to the head of the Canary Islands government, Fernando Clavillo, the fire is
00:53 one of the most serious in the past 40 years.
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