SHOTLIST:


OURENSE, SPAIN (AUGUST 15, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)


1. PLANE DROPPING WATER ON BURNING AREA


2. VARIOUS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING EFFORTS


3. ANIMALS BEING EVACUATED FROM AFFECTED AREAS (TWO SHOTS)


4. LARGE FLAMES RISING NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS


5. VARIOUS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING EFFORTS

OURENSE, SPAIN - AUGUST 15, 2025: Spain continued to battle multiple wildfires in the country’s northwest on Friday, August 15.


A new wildfire has broken out in Cualedro, Ourense province, with authorities reporting that efforts to contain the blaze are ongoing.


The blazes across Spain have claimed three lives and injured dozens, while forcing nearly 1,700 residents to evacuate to safer areas, according to reports from El País.


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.