# Spain has deployed another 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have spread across parts of the country in scorching conditions, taking the total to one-thousand-900. Part of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route was closed on Monday as the fire spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range. Two water-dumping planes from the Netherlands are deploying and are expected to join aircraft from France and Italy already helping Spanish authorities. Firefighters from other countries are also set to arrive in the coming days.
Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route closed after devastating Spanish fires