High winds on Wednesday hampered efforts to contain wildfires in Spain that have already scorched a record stretch of land despite lower temperatures, authorities said."Temperatures have dropped, but strong gusts of wind continue to hinder firefighting efforts,

Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following several major wildfires - and more are feared

Rabat — Morocco is reportedly planning to send water-bombing aircraft to Spain to help fight devastating wildfires, according to a social media post from Germany’s embassy in Morocco.

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.

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

Wildfires are tearing across Spain, killing several people and scorching nearly 1,500 square miles. This year's fire season is already among the country's worst on record.

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

A new wildfire erupted between Colmenar Viejo and Tres Cantos in the Community of Madrid, on Monday, August 18, a week after a deadly blaze, forcing the evacuation of isolated houses. The fire was declared a level 1 emergency,

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger."

Illuminated by flames, Spanish firefighters battle wildfires that have been raging throughout the country's west and northwest for over a week. The bulk of the devastation -- with 373,000 hectares burnt -- has taken place in the northwestern provinces of Zamora and Leon,

Every summer, forest fires sweep across Spain, dominating headlines and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This year's have been especially harsh, with devastating fires thus far in Tarifa,