British couple return to village at heart of deadly Spanish wildfire
As we climbed the winding road to Bédar, we emerged into a charred and desolate landscape. Molten car parts littered our path and out of
As we climbed the winding road to Bédar, we emerged into a charred and desolate landscape. Molten car parts littered our path and out of the window we saw the whole hillside now coated in a dusty black.
At least 13 people, including five believed by Spanish authorities to be Britons, were killed by Thursday's wildfire in Spain's Almeria province, one of the country's deadliest ever. The toll rose on Sunday after a 93-year-old woman, believed to be British, died of her injuries in hospital.
The identities of those killed have not yet been officially confirmed. The fire, which has now been contained, burned through about 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of land, authorities said.
The breadth of the damage on display was a vivid sign of the ferocity of the flames, which had been powered by winds of up to 50 km/h (31mph).
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