Heatwave Causes Wildfires Across Galicia

CASTRELO DO VAL, SPAIN - AUGUST 19: Smokes comes out from burned forest during a wildfire on August 19, 2025 in Castrelo Do Val, Spain. The autonomous community of Galicia has been experiencing a prolonged heatwave for 16 days this summer, with daily temperatures reaching 45 °C. The heat and dried-out land have fueled wildfires across the region that have destroyed 300,000 hectares across Spain, 67,400 hectares in Galicia. The fires have closed parts of Spain's world-famous pilgrims' route, the Camino de Santiago, that leads to the Galician town of Santiago de Compostela. The Spanish army has deployed nearly 2000 troops to help firefighters, and four people have died in Spain's worst wildfires on record. (Footage by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)