Keeping 1.5 alive – Quick assistance – Moreiras, Spain

A helicopter from the San Xoán forest fire reinforcement brigade drops water in the town of Moreiras in Ourense province, July 2022. Forest fires destroy natural heritage and endanger people in Galicia every year, especially the province of Ourense. In 2022 more than 51,000 hectares (126,024 acres) were burned in Galicia, representing 19% of the total hectares burned in Spain, according to government data

Photograph: Adrián Irago/EPOTY23