Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.

Up to 20 major wildfires are burning in total, the majority in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia, while there are several blazes in neighbouring Portugal.

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

Spain continues to battle major wildfires on Sunday, especially in the north-western Galicia region where blazes have torn through parched forests for more than a week.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged extreme caution despite cooler weather, as blazes have scorched over 373,000 hectares, forced evacuations and left six dead across Spain and Portugal.

Soldiers continue to help firefighters across Spain, including in and around the Galicia and Extremadura regions, following several major wildfires - and more are feared

Spain's northern region of Galicia faces an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with fires burning for over ten days and compelling the government to declare disaster zones. Thousands of firefighters continue to battle blazes exacerbated by climate change,