Thousands of charred hectares are seen in the mountains of the municipalities of A Rua and Villamartin de Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain, September 16, 2025. Although the record-breaking wildfires that ripped across Spain and Portugal in August have subsided, residents in rural communities in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region are still battling the aftermath. “What happened here is crazy,” said Cristina Santin, a biologist from northwestern Spain who studies fire impacts. “Suddenly you get up one day and your home region is burning on a scale that is completely unprecedented.” REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH “IBERIA WILDFIRES AFTERMATH” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY