Regional emergency chief Antonio Sanz called the deaths "an unprecedented tragedy", adding in the statement that "the pain is immense". #EuropeNews
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10/07/2026 - 7:31 GMT+2
At least 12 people have died as a wildfire ripped through southern Spain's Almería province amid a stifling heatwave that has gripped the country.
Authorities raised an earlier death toll of six to 12 "after the confirmation of six more deaths in the area of the fire," the regional government of Andalusia said in a statement.
Some of the dead in Bedar in Almería were found in vehicles, the regional government said in a statement.
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