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 major wildfire in Almería province, southern Spain, has tragically claimed at least 11 lives and left 19 people missing, marking it as the country's deadliest blaze in over two decades. Four Britons are feared to be among the deceased, found in a right-hand drive vehicle, while seven others died after abandoning their cars and attempting to escape on foot along an unplanned route. The fire has rapidly consumed approximately 3,150 hectares of land in a wooded area near Los Gallardos, with over 150 firefighters deployed to bring the inferno under control. Antonio Sanz, Andalusia's head of emergencies, described the situation as an "unprecedented tragedy," confirming that four individuals are being treated in hospital for serious burns and over 140 have been rehoused. Authorities are continuing search operations amid concerns for more missing people, with a loose cable in dry vegetation being investigated as a potential cause, exacerbated by early summer heatwaves across Europe. 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
British tourists feared to be among 11 people dead in devastating Spain wildfires
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 major wildfire in Almería province, southern Spain, has tragically claimed at least 11 lives and left 19 people missing, marking it as the country's deadliest blaze in over two decades. Four Britons are feared to be among the deceased, found in a right-hand drive vehicle, while seven others died after abandoning their cars and attempting to escape on foot along an unplanned route. The fire has rapidly consumed approximately 3,150 hectares of land in a wooded area near Los Gallardos, with over 150 firefighters deployed to bring the inferno under control. Antonio Sanz, Andalusia's head of emergencies, described the situation as an "unprecedented tragedy," confirming that four individuals are being treated in hospital for serious burns and over 140 have been rehoused. Authorities are continuing search operations amid concerns for more missing people, with a loose cable in dry vegetation being investigated as a potential cause, exacerbated by early summer heatwaves across Europe. 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
