Spain battles record fires even
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Spain has endured the worst fire season on record, with devastating blazes continuing to destroy homes and land across the country.
Thousands of firefighters are trying to get on top of blazes burning in parched woodland in the country's northwest. | ITV National News
Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight.
Up to 20 major wildfires are burning in total, the majority in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia, while there are several blazes in neighbouring Portugal.
Wildfires raging across Spain have scorched more than 340,000 hectares this year, with officials warning 2025 is already the country’s worst fire season in 30 years.