After a heatwave, Southern Europe is dealing with catastrophic wildfires destroying towns and cities. The heatwave had temperatures soaring up to a blistering 43C/109F! Spain, Portugal, & Italy are now in a blazing battle to save homes and land.
Hot of the upload press, Drone footage of devastation left in Spain.
video description “Scorching heat continues to fuel wildfires across Spain, with at least 20 major blazes reported on Sunday, August 17. The Spanish government has deployed an additional 500 troops from its military emergency unit to support overwhelmed firefighters. Drone footage from Palacios de Jamuz shows charred buildings and scorched countryside, as residents returned to assess the damage. Local woman Valentina Vidal described the sense of helplessness as she fled to a sports centre for shelter, while Delia Lobato reflected on both the lives lost and the destruction of homes and forests. Spain is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in two decades. In the past week alone, fires have claimed three lives and destroyed more than 115,000 hectares of land.”
Portugal has had TWO FIRE TORNADOES IN ONE WEEK!
This is short footage of one of the firenados.
Video descriptionAs in many European countries, August 2025 in Portugal has been abnormally hot and has brought numerous forest fires to the country. The largest of them is raging in the Aguiar da Beira region. The fire has already affected more than 96,000 hectares of territory. The fire has merged with fires in Satana (Viseu district) and Trancoso (Guarda district) in the last 24 hours and has spread to eight other municipalities. In total, 11 municipalities are burning in Portugal, the last of which is Vila Nova de Foz Côa. Amid the raging forest fires, the second fire tornado in a week was caught on video. Speaking about the consequences of the fire, a spokesman for the fire brigade said that “there is already confirmation that some residential buildings have been destroyed,” although he admitted that “there is still no overall picture” of the damage. A significant number of operational activities are currently underway, with 46 fires being monitored, involving 1,060 personnel, 329 vehicles and nine aircraft.
h/t Radioactive Glow
