CACERES, SPAIN (AUG. 18, 2025) (GUARDIA CIVIL - RESTRICTED) RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “GUARDIA CIVIL” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST: 1. AERIAL THERMAL CAMERA VIEW OF WILDFIRE SPREADING ACROSS FORESTED AREA 2. THICK SMOKE RISING FROM BURNING LAND SEEN FROM HELICOPTER WINDOW (2 SHOTS) 3. THERMAL CAMERA MONITOR SHOWING FIRE HOTSPOTS IN LANDSCAPE (2 SHOTS) 4. VARIOUS OF BURNT AND CHARRED LAND SEEN FROM ABOVE AFTER WILDFIRE SPREAD 5. VARIOUS AERIAL SHOT OF HEAVY SMOKE CLOUD RISING INTO SKY 6. GUARDIA CIVIL MONITORING WILDFIRE PROGRESS FROM HELICOPTER CACERES, SPAIN - AUG. 18 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “GUARDIA CIVIL” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— Guardia Civil shared aerial footage showing ongoing wildfires in Spain and the destruction left behind, with images capturing flames spreading through dry vegetation and smoke rising over the Aliseda area in Caceres. Spain is battling more than 40 active wildfires, with two-thirds concentrated in the Castilla and Leon region, according to the daily El Pais. A high-speed line between Madrid and Galicia has been suspended for five consecutive days, while 16 roads are closed. The ongoing fires in Spain have already burnt more than 115,000 hectares (284,171 acres) of land and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Spain’s meteorological agency Aemet has issued a red alert for certain regions, with temperatures expected to reach 44C (111F).