Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA wildfire in Almeria, southern Spain, has claimed 12 lives, with 150 firefighters deployed to tackle the blaze. Antonio Sanz, Minister of the Presidency, Health, and Emergencies, labelled the incident "the most devastating fire to date" and an "unprecedented tragedy" for the region. The Spanish wildfire follows a separate blaze in southern France earlier this week, which led to the evacuation of over 10,000 people and injured 16, including four firefighters. Early summer heatwaves across western Europe have made vast areas vulnerable to wildfires, with Europe warming at more than twice the global average. The European Commission has pre-positioned a record 777 firefighters across high-risk areas.In fullAt least 12 people dead as wildfires spread through southern SpainMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Twelve people dead in southern Spain’s ‘most devastating fire to date’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA wildfire in Almeria, southern Spain, has claimed 12 lives, with 150 firefighters deployed to tackle the blaze. Antonio Sanz, Minister of the Presidency, Health, and Emergencies, labelled the incident "the most devastating fire to date" and an "unprecedented tragedy" for the region. The Spanish wildfire follows a separate blaze in southern France earlier this week, which led to the evacuation of over 10,000 people and injured 16, including four firefighters. Early summer heatwaves across western Europe have made vast areas vulnerable to wildfires, with Europe warming at more than twice the global average. The European Commission has pre-positioned a record 777 firefighters across high-risk areas.In fullAt least 12 people dead as wildfires spread through southern SpainMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
