2019 Canary Islands wildfires

2019 Canary Islands Wildfires
Satellite view of smoke from the fires on Gran Canaria
Date(s)	August 2019
Location	Canary Islands

During August 2019, a number of forest fires broke out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island's forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages. The intense heat brought by a heat wave and the presence of strong winds, combined with the island's mountainous terrain, made extinguishing activities exceptionally difficult.