Aerial footage shows smoke billowing from wildfire in Asturias, Spain – video

Aerial footage shows thick plumes of smoke from wildfires raging in the northern Spanish region of Asturias.

Wildfires have burned more than a million hectares (2.5m acres) of land in the European Union this year so far, the highest amount in any year since official records began in 2006, EU data showed.

Spain and Portugal have been worst hit and together accounted for about two-thirds of the EU's burnt area