SHOTLIST:

ZAMORA, SPAIN (AUG. 15, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF BURNT AREAS COVERED WITH ASHES, SMOKE RISING/ BURNT AREAS AROUND RESIDENTIAL SITES

2. YARD WITH TREES, GROUND COVERED WITH ASHES (TWO SHOTS)

3. EXTERIOR SHOT OF DAMAGED BARN (TWO SHOTS)

4. BURNT AREAS COVERED WITH ASH ALONG ROADSIDE/ VEHICLES MOVING ON ROAD

5. FIREFIGHTING PLANE FLYING IN SKY/ MOUNTAINS

ZAMORA, SPAIN - AUGUST 15, 2025: Wildfires continued to rage across Zamora in Castile and León, northwestern Spain, on Friday, Aug. 15.


Large areas were reportedly reduced to ashes as firefighters battled to contain the blazes.


In Spain, fires that killed three people and injured dozens continue to rage, forcing nearly 1,700 people to move to safer places, according to the daily El Pais.


The cities of Zamora, Leon, and Ourense are reportedly the worst affected, with the Zamora and Leon fires perhaps the largest ever recorded in Spain, according to initial estimates.


There are reportedly around 16 major fires at risk level 2, while 12 roads remain closed to traffic.


Several people have been arrested as suspected perpetrators of the fires in Ourense and Zamora, according to broadcaster RTVE.


"Today will once again be a very tough day, with an extreme risk of new fires. The Government remains fully committed with all its resources to stop the fire," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on X.


A wave of wildfires sweeping across Spain has scorched nearly 115,000 hectares (284,000 acres) in just a few days.


Writing by Ayse Elif Erdis