At least 12 people have been killed in a wildfire in southern Spain as 150 firefighters are working to put out the blaze, emergency services in the Andalusia region have said.
Minister of the Presidency, Health, and Emergencies Antonio Sanz described the fire as “the most devastating fire to date in our region” and described the situation as an “unprecedented tragedy”.
Juanma Moreno, the leader of Spain’s southern Andalusia region, wrote in a post on X: “Our deepest condolences to the families of the six people who lost their lives in the Los Gallardos and the affection from all of us to the municipalities affected by the fire.”
The blaze broke out in Los Gallardos, a municipality of the Almeria province in Andalusia.
It comes after a wildfire in southern France earlier this week forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from two dozen small towns and villages near the Spanish border.
Early summer heatwaves across western Europe in May and June have parched vast areas of land, making them particularly vulnerable to wildfires this year.
Europe is warming at more than twice the global average, the World Meteorological Organisation has said, making prolonged heat episodes increasingly likely.
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