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☆ Live updates: Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante in custody
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante is shown after being captured on Wednesday. Aircraft picked up a heat signal: The aircraft picked up a heat signal around 1:00 a.m. The search resumed in the morning: "Shortly after 8:00 a.m., tactical teams converged on the area where the heat source was. Cavalcante tried to escape: "He tried to crawl through thick underbrush taking his rifle with him as he went," Bivens said. Cavalcante was taken into custody: "He was transported to our Avondale station for further processing and interview.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, George Bivens, —, Bivens, Cavalcante, Cavalcate Organizations: . Pennsylvania, Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Aircraft Locations: Chester County, Avondale

☆ Pennsylvania fugitive recaptured after weeks-long manhunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail last month was recaptured on Wednesday after eluding an expanding manhunt for weeks and unnerving residents in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, state police said on social media. School districts canceled classes for a day after Cavalcante was seen on security-camera video on a public garden trail. More than a week after his escape, he stole a van and drove about 25 miles (40 km) before abandoning the vehicle. He also stole a rile from a garage as the owner of the house who fired several shots at him. After his escape from the county jail, authorities had offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, Brendan O'Brien Organizations: Police, U.S . Marshals Service, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia, Chester, Schuylkill Township, Virginia, Brazilian, Brazil, Chicago

☆ Pennsylvania prisoner Danilo Cavalcante captured after escaping from prison for murder of girlfriend Deborah Brandao
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Our nightmare is finally over and the good guys won,” Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Wednesday. The theft and shooting ultimately may have been a turning point in the intense search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. About 500 law enforcement officers – including the Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, ATF, and the US Marshals – searched the area of the shooting. At 8:18 a.m., a Chester County dispatcher said they had their man. “The radio room, Chester County government and the various other agencies working on the prisoner escape are proud to announce the subject is in custody.

Persons: Danilo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, –, clasped, Deb Ryan, “, George Bivens, Charles Lyman, Lyman, ”, “ It’s, ” Bivens, Bivens, “ Cavalcante, John Shapiro Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Eagles, Pennsylvania, Police, ” Police, Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, ATF, US, US Drug Enforcement Administration, Tactical, Patrol, Eagles Locations: Chester, Chester County, Philadelphia’s, Brazil, Chester County’s, Coventry Township, East, South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group photo of about two dozen law officers in tactical gear posing with escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante minutes after his capture Wednesday in southeastern Pennsylvania drew criticism from policing reform advocates and some members of the public. Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing. Photos of Cavalcante immediately after being arrested, with the police dog pinning him down, circulated widely on social media Wednesday in the hours after the arrest was announced. The photos did not include information about who took them, but they were taken inside the secured perimeter where only law enforcement officers were allowed. If I was on the scene as the public affairs officer representing a law enforcement agency, I would have discouraged it.”

Persons: Danelo, George Bivens, “ They’re, ” Bivens, “ I’m, ”, Adam Scott Wandt, John Jay, “, ” Wandt, Cavalcante, Tyre Nichols, Demetrius Haley, Nichols, Wilson, ” Wilson, that's, ” Leonard Sipes, ” Sipes Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, KYW, Pennsylvania, Police, John, John Jay College of Criminal, Pennsylvania State Police, State Police, Associated Press, U.S . Marshals Service, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Drug Enforcement Agency, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Memphis, Niles, Center for Policing Equity, Civil Locations: Pennsylvania, U.S, Newark , New Jersey

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Manhunt for escaped Pennsylvania killer draws hundreds of officers to small township where he stole a rifle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Stealing the rifle was a ‘crime of opportunity’Officers gather as the search for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante continues Tuesday in Pottstown. Matt Rourke/APThe dayslong manhunt saw one of its most dramatic nights Monday in South Coventry Township, where Cavalcante was still believed to be Tuesday. The search perimeter was expanded to include that area and tactical teams from multiple agencies, helicopters, canine units and mounted patrols converged on the area to search for Cavalcante. Officers enter the woods amid the search for Danelo Cavalcante in Pottstown Tuesday. In addition, Cavalcante is also wanted in a 2017 homicide case in Brazil, a US Marshals Service official has said.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, “, Cavalcante, –, ” Bivens, Owen J, Giuseppe Gatto, we’re, ” Gatto, Emma de Long, WPVI, ” de Long, Deborah Brandão, he’s, Josh Shapiro, you’d, ”, Matt Rourke, Danelo, John Moriarty, they’ve, ” Moriarty, Brandão Organizations: CNN, Pennsylvania, Police, Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, ATF, US, South Coventry Township, Roberts School District, WPVI, Border Patrol, Team, US Marshals Service Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester County’s, Coventry Township, South Coventry Township, South Coventry, Chester, Philadelphia, Chester County, Pottstown, Pottstown Tuesday, Texas, Virginia, Mexico, Brazil

Pennsylvania State Police posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the department was pursuing Danelo Souza Cavalcante in South Coventry Township. Cavalcante slipped out of the 8-square-mile (13-square-kilometer) search area over the weekend, stole a dairy delivery van that had been left unlocked with the keys in it. He abandoned it more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of the search area, after unsuccessfully seeking help at the homes of two former colleagues late Saturday, police said. Even though Cavalcante slipped through the perimeter, it won't make things easier, Caine suggested. Bivens declined to discuss whether Cavalcante has received assistance from others, but he said no such arrests have been made.

Persons: Danelo Souza Cavalcante, Cavalcante, George Bivens, ” Bivens, he’s, “, Válter Júnior Moreira dos Reis, Craig Caine, there’s, Caine, isn't, ”, Bivens, Eléonore Hughes Organizations: Pennsylvania State Police, South Coventry Township . Police, U.S . Marshal’s Service, New, Fugitive, Force, Associated Press Locations: Pennsylvania, South Coventry Township, Chester, Brazil, Tocantins, Figueirópolis, New York, New Jersey, United States, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Residents asked to stay indoors after escaped Pennsylvania killer is spotted again, and police say he's armed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Despite the shifting search areas, all reported sightings of Cavalcante so far have happened in Chester County. He spoke with the acquaintance on a Ring doorbell camera, which captured his new clean-shaven look, but the person wasn’t home and did not respond to meet Cavalcante, Bivens said. • September 2: Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance video about 1.5 miles from the prison, authorities said. • September 4: A security camera recorded the fugitive at Longwood Gardens, about 3 miles from the prison, authorities said. • Friday: Authorities reported two sightings of Cavalcante within the search area.

Persons: CNN —, ” Cavalcante, Deborah Brandão, Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, ” Bivens, he’ll, “, they’ve, John Miller, Police didn’t, Robert Clark, ” Clark, Clark, Danelo, Matt Rourke, Brandão –, – Cavalcante, Howard Holland, Holland, •, Ryan Drummond, van Organizations: CNN, Chester, Residents, Pennsylvania State Police, Facebook, South Coventry Township, Police, Pennsylvania, . Pennsylvania, US, Service, US Marshals Service, WPVI, Longwood Gardens, Authorities Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester County’s, Coventry Township, Daisy, South Coventry, Chester, Philadelphia, Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pikeland, ., Longwood, Glenmoore, Brazil, Phoenixville, East Nantmeal Township, “

☆ Escaped Pennsylvania murderer Danelo Cavalcante shot at by homeowner while stealing rifle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hundreds of state and local police along with federal agents have joined a manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante that began Aug. 31, when the 34-year-old Brazilian broke out of the Chester County Prison, about 30 miles (50 km) west of Philadelphia. Overnight, Cavalcante entered a garage in Chester County, where he grabbed a 22-caliber rifle before he fled as the homeowner fired several shots at him with a pistol, said Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens during a Tuesday news briefing. Cavalcante shed the sweatshirt he was seen wearing on security cameras and was now believed to be shirtless, Bivens said. There have been multiple sightings of Cavalcante who has stolen a vehicle and has attempted to contact several people for help. Cavalcante is also a suspect in a 2017 murder in Brazil, according to the U.S.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Prison, Pennsylvania, Police, Authorities, U.S . Marshals Service, Thomson Locations: Brazilian, Chester, Philadelphia, Chester County, Brazil, Chicago, Atlanta

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A wandering bull moose was captured in downtown Santa Fe and relocated to a suitable habitat in northern New Mexico, authorities said. State Game and Fish officials and Animal Service Officers for the city said the moose was spotted about 8 a.m. Tuesday near Fort Marcy Park. Authorities said a bull moose can be aggressive toward humans and pets, especially during the breeding season, which begins in late September. Political Cartoons View All 1157 ImagesDepartment biologists estimate the moose weighed more than 900 pounds (400 kilograms) and was 4 to 5 years old. Game and Fish officials said moose are a protected game animal in New Mexico and there is not an open hunting season for them.

Organizations: SANTA FE, Fish, Animal Service, Authorities, Fish Department Locations: SANTA, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fort Marcy

He spoke with the acquaintance on a Ring doorbell camera, which captured his new clean-shaven look, but the person wasn’t home and did not respond to meet Cavalcante, Bivens said. That person was also not home but called police after a female resident saw the escaped inmate, according to Bivens. Cavalcante fled Chester County Prison within days of being sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his former girlfriend, 33-year-old Deborah Brandão. Chester County District Attorney/PA State PoliceSo far, all the reported sightings of Cavalcante have been in Chester County, where the prison is located. “We are obviously very concerned that Cavalcante has or will attempt to steal another vehicle to facilitate his escape,” Bivens said.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, ” Bivens, CNN’s Polo Sandoval, Deborah Brandão, ”, John Miller, van, ” Miller, he’s, –, Miller, “, Brandão –, – Cavalcante Organizations: CNN — Police, Ford Transit, Pennsylvania, Police, Attorney, CNN, Authorities, US Marshals Service, Pennsylvania State Police Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester, Philadelphia, Pikeland, Chester County, East Nantmeal Township, Longwood Gardens, Brazil

He has been spotted several times, even as officers use drones, dogs and helicopters to find and arrest him. Mr. Cavalcante, a Brazilian national, is also wanted for a 2017 murder in his home country. On Saturday night Mr. Cavalcante was seen on a doorbell camera miles away. Police are now searching an area deeper in the Pennsylvania countryside, where he abandoned the van, apparently after it ran out of gas. They urged people in the area to be vigilant and warned of consequences for anyone who helped him.

Persons: Cavalcante Organizations: Police Locations: Brazilian, Pennsylvania

Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, police said, Cavalcante went to the Phoenixville area home of another former work associate, who wasn't home, police said. “I do not have a report of a stolen vehicle; I anticipate that we will,” he said. Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Police on Saturday had reported two more confirmed sightings of Cavalcante within the search area around the Longwood Gardens botanical park, the center of the search in recent days. Police had been planning to use close to 600 personnel Monday for “one massive sweep” of the search area, he said.

Persons: George Bivens, Danelo Souza Cavalcante, Bivens, “, ”, “ We’ll, Dairy, Cavalcante, van, he’s, Cavalcante’s, Válter Júnior Moreira dos Reis Organizations: —, Pennsylvania State Police, Prosecutors, Police, Saturday, Authorities, Friday Locations: Pa, Pennsylvania, East Pikeland Township, Phoenixville, Pikeland, East Nantmeal Township, Chester, Brazil, Longwood, Tocantins, Figueirópolis

☆ Manhunt Persists as Escaped Pennsylvania Convict Danelo Cavalcante Slips Past Police Perimeter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison spotted more than 20 miles from search area and changed his appearance, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Dakin Andone Celina Tebor Emma Tucker | Dakin Andone | Celina Tebor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, was seen overnight Saturday more than 20 miles from the search area where he was last reportedly sighted, according to state police. Cavalcante fled about two weeks after he was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2021 killing of his former girlfriend, Deborah Brandão, 33, in Chester County. Cavalcante was seen in or around Chester County’s Longwood Gardens – about 3 miles from the prison – several times last week. On Monday, a security camera recorded the fugitive at Longwood Gardens, authorities said. On Wednesday, a trail camera image showed Cavalcante in or around Longwood Gardens, but officials learned about this sighting Thursday evening, according to Bivens.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, ”, “, He’s, Baily’s, van, Dairy, Deborah Brandão, Brandão, Mark Makela, Deborah Ryan, Ryan Drummond, ” Drummond, CNN’s Michael Smerconish, Drummond, Bivens, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, ” Pennsylvania State Police, Ford Transit, Facebook, Cavalcante, Authorities, US Marshals Service, Police, Longwood Gardens Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester County, Phoenixville, ”, West Chester, Longwood, Chester, Longwood Gardens, Brazil, Kennett Square , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pocopson

☆ FIBA World Cup: USA succumbs to dramatic overtime defeat in third place game as Canada earns first ever medal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Canada earned its first ever FIBA Basketball World Cup medal after toppling World No. The third place game went into overtime in dramatic fashion with the USA down 111-107 with 4.2 seconds remaining in regulation and forward Mikal Bridges at the free throw line. Canada’s Kelly Olynyk missed a long three at the end of regulation but it was no matter; Canada went on to outscore the US 16-7 in overtime. It’s not just on the defensive end that he’s the best perimeter defender in the World Cup, offensively he’s been extremely efficient. Not just in this game.”Canada won its first ever FIBA World Cup medal.

Persons: Bridges, Canada’s Kelly Olynyk, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, “ I’m, Dillon, ”, Jordi Fernandez, It’s, Dante Dennis Diosina Jr, Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner, Aleksa Avramovic, Bogdan Bogdanovic Organizations: CNN — Canada, FIBA Basketball, United, Asia Arena, ” Canada, FIBA, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Bridges, Reuters Locations: United States, Asia, Manila, Philippines, USA, Canada, Germany, Serbia

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Authorities assign more officers to find convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison as search enters 10th day
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Aya Elamroussi Brian Todd Aaron Cooper | Aya Elamroussi | Brian Todd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Cavalcante, 34, fled Chester County Prison last week by “crab walking” between two walls, scaling a fence and traversing across razor wire. Cavalcante was convicted of first-degree murder last month for the 2021 killing of his former girlfriend, 33-year-old Deborah Brandão, in Chester County. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMultiple sightings with no captureAs of Friday, there have been several credible sightings of Cavalcante, Bivens said. And as the search stretches into the 10th day, authorities are confident they will bring Cavalcante back into custody. • September 2: Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance video about 1.5 miles from the prison, authorities said.

Persons: Cavalcante, “, George Bivens, ” Bivens, Bivens, it’s, Danelo Cavalcante, Philadelphia –, Deborah Brandão, Brandão, Spencer Platt, He’ll, Howard Holland, Holland, •, – Organizations: CNN, ” Pennsylvania, Police, Chester, Authorities, US Marshals Service, Getty, WPVI, Longwood Gardens Locations: Chester County, ”, Chester, Philadelphia, Brazil, Kennett Square , Pennsylvania, Pocopson Township, Longwood

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Hunt for escaped murderer has expanded after he was spotted outside the previous search area, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas Lj Spaet | Lauren Mascarenhas | Lj Spaet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante has expanded and two school districts have closed after the escaped murderer was spotted outside the original search area, Pennsylvania police said Tuesday. Police have now expanded the perimeter of the search area after a security camera recorded Cavalcante at Longwood Gardens on Monday evening. Police are eliminating the northern end of the previous perimeter and shifting the search area south of Route 1. Kennett Consolidated School District, which is about 9 miles from the prison, and Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, about 5 miles from the prison, both announced they will be closed Tuesday. Schools and offices are closed today and the district will operate on a Flexible Instructional Day,” Unionville-Chadds Ford School District announced.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, “, Deborah Brandão, Danelo, ”, Robert Clark, Clark Organizations: CNN, Chester County that’s, Philadelphia . Police, Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, Police, Longwood, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania State Police School, Kennett Consolidated School District, Ford School District, Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester, Pocopson Township, Philadelphia, Longwood, Longwood Gardens, Unionville, “, ” Unionville, Eastern District, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Brazil

☆ Mom takes son to Churchill, Canada, for a week of education no school can match
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

We were in Churchill, a town of roughly 900 people nicknamed the “Polar Bear Capital of the World,” in Canada’s Manitoba province. A male polar bear rests during a Tundra Buggy ride into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in August. People have to learn to co-exist with polar bears in Churchill, where some of them stay waiting for sea ice to refreeze. Hudson Bay polar bears are among the most vulnerable on Earth because of loss of sea ice, with their numbers in sharp decline. They arrive as soon as the sea ice breaks up to feast on small fish called capelin that spawn here.

Persons: we’re, I’d, Nico, Ursula, Jim Baldwin, Baldwin, Alex Cupeiro, “, Terry Ward, you’re, Terry Ward I’d, we’d, Barba, can’t, Jennifer Diment, “ Churchill, Ward, Chantal Maclean, ”, ” Maclean, ” Nico, Chantal, he’d, John Gunter, Fronters, velcroed, Indiana Jones, Joe, he’d maxed, Sandra Cook, Churchill Organizations: CNN, Polar Bears, Churchill Wildlife Management, Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Frontier North, Zodiac, Helicopters, Bear Holding, “, Churchill Locations: Churchill, Canada’s Manitoba, Florida, Hudson Bay, Hudson, Tampa, Winnipeg, Churchill’s, Svalbard, Norway, Stockholm, Oslo, Toronto, Denver, Vancouver, Washington, Ithaca, SS Ithaca

☆ UN reopens European office after security issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The European headquarters of the United Nations is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The United Nations has reopened its European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland after earlier on Friday shutting it due to an intrusion. "Please be informed that the issue at the Palais des Nations has now been solved. The Palais des Nations building houses the UN Human Rights Council and is a hub for diplomats, humanitarian workers and state officials. Reporting by Emma Farge; Writing by Maria Sheahan, editing by Kirsti Knolle and Friederike Heine; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Emma Farge, Maria Sheahan, Kirsti Knolle, Friederike Heine, Toby Chopra Organizations: United Nations, Rights, Palais des Nations, Reuters, UN Human Rights, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland

☆ Thousands of evacuees return home as Tenerife wildfire eases
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Nacho Doce | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A firefighter plane discharges water over Guimar, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Acquire Licensing RightsTENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 23 (Reuters) - More than 8,000 evacuees from a wildfire that has devastated forests on the Spanish island of Tenerife for more than a week were able to return home as the blaze has been brought under control, authorities said on Wednesday. Twenty aircraft will continue working to control the fire, which has a perimeter of more than 80 km (50 miles). Firefighters were able to keep the flames from ravaging the Teide Observatory, Rafel Rebolo, head of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute, told Reuters. Writing by Emma Pinedo; editing by Charlie Devereux and Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebolo, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Firefighters, Astrophysics Institute, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Rights TENERIFE, Guimar, Europe, Greece, Italy, Portugal

☆ Wildfire spreads on Spain's Tenerife, forcing thousands from homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

No major tourist areas have been affected. Weather conditions overnight were "better than expected" Tenerife's fire brigade said on Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Fernando Clavijo, Canary Islands' regional leader, said the largest firefighting deployment in the history of Tenerife had so-far prevented the loss of any homes. Evacuations were ordered throughout Saturday due to worsening weather conditions. Popular tourist areas on Tenerife, part of the Canaries archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, have so far been unaffected and its two airports have been operating normally.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Rosa Davila, Jessica Jones, Nacho, Frances Kerry, Susan Fenton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Rights TENERIFE, Europe, Spain's La Palma, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

☆ Wildfire on Spanish island forces more evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] A view shows fire over the mountains in the village of La Victoria, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Acquire Licensing RightsTENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 19 (Reuters) - More people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday morning as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas. The blaze broke out on Wednesday in a mountainous national park around the Mount Teide volcano - Spain's highest peak - amid hot and dry weather. Scorching heat and dry weather this summer have contributed to unusually severe wildfires in Europe and Canada. Blazes on Hawaii's Maui island earlier this month killed more than 110 people and wrecked the historic resort city of Lahaina.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Clavijo, Manuel Miranda, Miranda, Nacho Doce, Jessica Jones, Clelia Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Territorial Policy, Thomson Locations: La Victoria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Rights TENERIFE, Europe, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

☆ Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfire burns out of control on Spain's Tenerife
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas. The Canary Islands emergency services said more than 26,000 people had been evacuated by Saturday afternoon, according to provisional estimates, a sharp rise from 4,500 on Friday. The fire was at a scale that has never been seen before in the Canary Islands, Tenerife Council President Rosa Davila told reporters. [1/6]Samuel, 34, uses binoculars in the village of La Victoria, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 19, 2023. In La Victoria, in the north-west of the island, some people who had been evacuated were receiving medical help.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, President Rosa Davila, Samuel, Paulina Fernandez, Nacho Doce, Jessica Jones, Clelia Organizations: Saturday, President, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Tenerife, La Victoria, Europe, Spain's La Palma, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on the Spanish island of Tenerife, prompting authorities to evacuate at least 3,800 people. "The night has been very tough...This is the most complex fire we've had in the Canary Islands in the last 40 years," the region's leader, Fernando Clavijo, told a news conference. [1/5]EIRIF forest firefighters work during the extinction of the forest fire in Arafo on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 16, 2023. Last week, a heatwave in the Canary Islands left many areas bone dry, heightening the risk of wildfires. This summer, firefighters have extinguished a series of forest fires on the islands of Gran Canaria and La Palma, which form part of the Canary Islands archipelago.

Persons: Alba Gil, we've, Fernando Clavijo, Pedro Martinez, Borja Suarez, Clavijo, Teide, Aena, Andrei Khalip, Christina Fincher, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, Gran Canaria, La, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Tenerife, La Esperanza, Canary, Europe, Canada, Lahaina, Arafo, El Rosario, La Orotava, Spanish, Gran

☆ Lahaina wildfire insured property loss to be about $3.2 bln - KCC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The damage at the Ho'Onanea condominium complex is seen in the aftermath of a wildfire, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Garcia Acquire Licensing RightsAug 16 (Reuters) - Insured property losses from the wildfire that ravaged the resort town of Lahaina in Hawaii last week are estimated to be about $3.2 billion, catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday. More than 2,200 structures fall within the fire perimeter, KCC estimated, citing an independent geospatial analysis of satellite and aerial imagery. The high proportion of wood frame and older construction present in the Lahaina buildings likely contributed to the damage, it said. Moody's Investors' Service said on Tuesday that estimated insured losses from wildfires on Maui in Hawaii would be at least $1 billion.

Persons: Jorge Garcia, Karen Clark, KCC, Aon, Noor Zainab Hussain, Saumyadeb Organizations: REUTERS, Karen Clark & Company, Insurance, Investors, Tokio, Allstate, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, Bengaluru

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