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One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires kills at least 12 people, 23 missing
Loyola Perez de Villegas Muniz/Reuters At least 12 people died attempting to flee a wildfire in southern Spain and 23 were missing, officials said on Friday, as firefighters battled to bring one of the country’s deadliest blazes on record under control. | Photo Credit: Reuters One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday (July 10, 2026), authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Loyola Perez de Villegas Muniz/Reuters One Irish woman said her daughter, who was driving a red Ford Fiesta and had her dog with her, was missing.
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World·7h ago
At Least 12 People Die in Southern Spain Wildfire
The blaze in Andalusia, one of the deadliest on record in the country, also left more than 20 people missing. Many of the victims were foreign tourists, the Spanish authorities said. At least 12 killed, 23 missing in southern Spain wildfire - CBC.
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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
| Photo Credit: Reuters One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday (July 10, 2026), authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Spain is no stranger to wildfires, with last year's fire season burning more than 3,93,000 hectares, according to the European Forest Fire Information System, an area twice as large as London. Authorities have not confirmed the cause, but said people who called to report the fire said that a fallen power line had sparked a blaze that spread rapidly into a nearby forest.
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