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In photos: fighting Galicia’s wildfires

The Ministry of the Interior has decreed the fires in Galicia an operational situation level 1 as fires devastate the region

Firefighters extinguishing the fire at a church in Boiro.BRAIS LORENZO (EFE)
Young people prepare buckets of water to fight the fire in Coia neighborhood of Vigo.OSCAR CORRAL
One of the 30 forest fires that has devastated the Galician region near the city of Redondela.LAVANDEIRA JR (efe)
A burnt-out bus in Chandebrito where a fire killed two people who were trapped in the vehicle.OSCAR CORRAL
The flames are advancing uncontrollably, threatening homes in Pontevedra, Ourense and Lugo provinces.OSCAR CORRAL
Residents of Gondomar form a chain to transport water buckets.DELMI ÁLVAREZ
High temperatures and strong winds have magnified the effect of fires in the Rias Bajas region of Galicia.SALVADOR SAS (EFE)