In photos: fighting Galicia’s wildfires
The Ministry of the Interior has decreed the fires in Galicia an operational situation level 1 as fires devastate the region
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1The Galician region faces another day of fighting against fires thought to have been deliberately lit. BRAIS LORENZO EFE -
2Firefighters extinguishing the fire at a church in Boiro. BRAIS LORENZO EFE -
3Young people prepare buckets of water to fight the fire in Coia neighborhood of Vigo. OSCAR CORRAL -
4One of the 30 forest fires that has devastated the Galician region near the city of Redondela. LAVANDEIRA JR efe -
5A burnt-out bus in Chandebrito where a fire killed two people who were trapped in the vehicle. OSCAR CORRAL -
6The flames are advancing uncontrollably, threatening homes in Pontevedra, Ourense and Lugo provinces. OSCAR CORRAL -
7Residents of Gondomar form a chain to transport water buckets. DELMI ÁLVAREZ -
8High temperatures and strong winds have magnified the effect of fires in the Rias Bajas region of Galicia. SALVADOR SAS EFE