A fast-moving wildfire in southern Spain killed 12 people of different nationalities, four believed to be British, after trapping them in vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot, authorities said on Friday.
The death toll from the wildfire -- one of the highest in Spain's recent history -- could rise further as authorities said 23 people remained unaccounted for.
The fire, which started on Thursday in an area of steep ravines, destroyed forests and swathes of scrubland in the southeastern Los Gallardos area of Andalusia, home to many foreign residents.
AFP reporters saw firefighters battling to douse the flames sweeping across the parched, rugged terrain, sending plumes of white smoke into the air.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed people of "different nationalities" were among those killed, without mentioning specific countries.
