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Another big disaster in Tenerife, their towns abandoned by 3,000 people.

Falscaí mhór eile in Tenerife, a mbailte tréigthe ag 3,000 duine.

About 3,000 people have abandoned their towns in Tenerife in the Canary Islands because of a large fire that has been burning there since yesterday.

Tá a mbailte tréigthe ag thart ar 3,000 duine in Tenerife sna hOileáin Chanáracha mar gheall ar fhalscaí mhór atá ag dó ann ó inné.

The blaze is burning in a wooded area in the north-east of the island and it is becoming difficult for firefighters to put it out because the ground is so rough.

Is i gceantar foraoise lán ailteanna in oirthuaisceart an oileáin atá an fhalscaí ag dó agus tá sé ag dul dian ar chomhraiceoirí dóiteáin í a mhúchadh de bhrí go bhfuil an talamh chomh haimhréidh.

The authorities say that 2,400 people in the town of Santa Úrsula and 600 people in the town of La Orotava had to be evacuated while the surrounding area was devastated.

Deir na húdaráis go mb'éigean 2,400 duine i mbaile Santa Úrsula agus 600 duine i mbaile La Orotava a aslonnú agus an ceantar máguaird ina chaor.

However, firefighters appear to have pushed back the initial line of the fire after pouring thousands of liters of water onto the flames from dedicated helicopters.

Mar sin féin, is cosúil go bhfuil líne thosaigh an dóiteáin brúite siar ag na comhraiceoirí dóiteáin tar éis dóibh na mílte lítear uisce a dhoirteadh anuas ar na lasracha ó héileacaptair shainfheistithe.

There was a major flood in the same region in August and thousands of hectares of crops were destroyed.

Bhí falscaí mhór sa réigiún céanna i mí Lúnasa agus lomscriosadh na mílte heictéar dá barr.

It was said at the time that it was the most intense fire in Tenerife for forty years.

Dúradh ag an am gurbh é an dóiteán ab aimpléisí a ndeachthas i dtreis leis in Tenerife le daichead bliain.

The temperature in Tenerife is currently around 30 degrees.

Thart ar 30 céim atá an teocht in Tenerife faoi láthair.

It is in the middle of summer, however, that the temperature is usually so high in the island.

Is i lár an tsamhraidh, áfach, is iondúil a bhíonn an teocht chomh hard sin san oileán.

No flights from or to the island are reported to have been canceled due to the emergency.

Ní thuairiscítear eitiltí as an oileán ná chun an oileáin a bheith curtha ar ceal de bharr na héigeandála.

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