Spain: Aftermath of Record Wildfire Seen in Cebreros, Ávila

On Friday, July 24, video showed the aftermath of a wildfire that tore through the Valle Abajo area of Cebreros, in Spain's Ávila province, leaving homes and property scorched. The blaze, which broke out at Burgohondo on July 22 and swept through the Alberche and Tiétar valleys, has burned around 50,000 hectares, becoming the largest wildfire ever recorded in Spain, with nearly 90,000 people affected and almost 60,000 evacuated.

Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain

Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain

(220820) -- ROME, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters battle a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, July 21, 2022. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

(220721) -- CEBREROS (SPAIN), July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters battle a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, on July 21, 2022. In Spain, the heatwave has raised the risk of forest fires to "extreme" and "very high" levels in nearly all parts of the country. Spain has suffered over 250 wildfires so far in 2022, which have burned off over 90,000 hectares of land, surpassing the losses reported in 2021. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

(220721) -- CEBREROS (SPAIN), July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter battles a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, on July 20, 2022. In Spain, the heatwave has raised the risk of forest fires to "extreme" and "very high" levels in nearly all parts of the country. Spain has suffered over 250 wildfires so far in 2022, which have burned off over 90,000 hectares of land, surpassing the losses reported in 2021. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

(220721) -- CEBREROS (SPAIN), July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work near a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, on July 21, 2022. In Spain, the heatwave has raised the risk of forest fires to "extreme" and "very high" levels in nearly all parts of the country. Spain has suffered over 250 wildfires so far in 2022, which have burned off over 90,000 hectares of land, surpassing the losses reported in 2021. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

(220721) -- CEBREROS (SPAIN), July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work near a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, on July 21, 2022. In Spain, the heatwave has raised the risk of forest fires to "extreme" and "very high" levels in nearly all parts of the country. Spain has suffered over 250 wildfires so far in 2022, which have burned off over 90,000 hectares of land, surpassing the losses reported in 2021. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

SPAIN-HEATWAVE-WILDFIRES

(220721) -- CEBREROS (SPAIN), July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters battle a wildfire in Cebreros, Castilla y Leon, Spain, on July 21, 2022. In Spain, the heatwave has raised the risk of forest fires to "extreme" and "very high" levels in nearly all parts of the country. Spain has suffered over 250 wildfires so far in 2022, which have burned off over 90,000 hectares of land, surpassing the losses reported in 2021. (Junta de Castilla y Leon/Handout via Xinhua)