QtrendsDeadly wildfire devastates southern Spain, at least 12 killed
A fast-spreading wildfire has torn through an expat community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 people and leaving 23 others missing. British and other foreign nationals are among the victims. Emergency services continue to battle the blaze, and survivors have described harrowing escapes. It is being called one of the deadliest wildfires in modern Spanish history.
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Wildfire devastates an expat community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 with 23 missing
(AP News)
12 killed in southern Spain wildfire
(China Daily)
Fast-spreading wildfire kills at least 12 in southern Spain
(The Guardian)
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