Raging wildfires in Spain have now encroached upon the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range, prompting authorities to close a section of the revered Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.
The spread comes as approximately 20 blazes, intensified by a severe 16-day heatwave, have ravaged over 115,000 hectares (285,000 acres) across the regions of Galicia and Castile and Leon in the past week.
