The wind dropped overnight in the Canary Islands and destroyed 12 thousand hectares of forest, AP reported. 

Canary Islands President Angel Victor Torres said 16 water-dropping aircraft took off at first light amid a lot more favorable weather conditions than the previous day.

More than 12,000 hectares (46,000 square miles) have been burned on the western slopes of Gran Canaria.

This fire is the largest in Spain in the last six years.