At least 12 people dead as wildfires spread through southern Spain
- Four Britons are feared to have been killed in a major wildfire sweeping southern Spain as the death toll rose to 11 on Friday.
- More than 150 firefighters were working to bring the blaze under control after it spread rapidly through a wooded area around the town of Los Gallardos in Almería province on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
- The flames have already torn through some 3,150 hectares of land in one of the worst forest fires recorded in Spain, and the deadliest in over 20 years.
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- Four Britons are feared to have been killed in a major wildfire sweeping southern Spain as the death toll rose to 11 on Friday.
- More than 150 firefighters were working to bring the blaze under control after it spread rapidly through a wooded area around the town of Los Gallardos in Almería province on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
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- The flames have already torn through some 3,150 hectares of land in one of the worst forest fires recorded in Spain, and the deadliest in over 20 years.
Sources: The Independent