A huge forest fire has taken over the whole of Gran Canaria. I can now see the fires from my terrace.
I am in shock right now, seeing all the people being evacuated from the mountains, and the TOTAL mismanagement from the first second.
The dog rescue that I worked with called me to pick up 3 dogs that she has kenneled about a 30 minute drive away. 500 metres in front of the kennel was a road block, and the police wont let anyone pass. I stood there crying for about 20 minutes, then found out the pups had been rescued an hour before.
This morning there was an announcement the fires were under control. Three hours later they evacuated the town just west of me. An hour after that the mayors house burnt down. The firefighters are just sitting and watching because they don't know what to do. I think this is the first major fire the island has seen.
When I was at the road blockade there was so many people just sitting there looking lost, and loads of goats and donkeys the farmers had brought down.
It is so heartbreaking.
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I hope the firefighters get help from the mainland and get it under control. I bet people are shocked. Where is it you live?
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