14 August 2012 Last updated at 09:21 ET <\/p>\n
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Footage showed the extent of the fires on the mainland and La Gomera in the Canary Islands <\/p>\n
Firefighters in Spain's Canary Islands are still struggling to contain a blaze on La Gomera described by a local official as an \"ecological disaster\". <\/p>\n
Five planes and seven helicopters are supporting firefighters on the ground. <\/p>\n
But a change in wind direction means the flames are not spreading as quickly as before, Spanish media report. <\/p>\n
About 5,000 people were evacuated on the island, but most of them can return to their homes now, officials say. So far the fire has destroyed 39 homes. <\/p>\n
Morocco is sending a firefighting plane to help Spain tackle the fire. <\/p>\n
About 25% of the Garajonay nature reserve, a Unesco World Heritage site, has been destroyed by fire. The area measures about 750 hectares (1,853 acres). <\/p>\n
The woodland is a unique ecosystem, believed to be millions of years old. Javier Gonzalez Ortiz, the Canary Islands' head of security and emergencies, described it as \"an ecological disaster\". <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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