{"id":3002,"date":"2026-07-10T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:10:41","slug":"eleven-killed-19-missing-in-one-of-spains-deadliest-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3002","title":{"rendered":"Eleven killed, 19 missing in one of Spain&#8217;s deadliest wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By Emma Pinedo<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MADRID, July 10 (Reuters) &#8211; At least 11 people died in a wildfire in Almeria in southern Spain, a popular holiday destination, and 19 were missing, with firefighters on Friday still battling to bring one of \u200cthe country&#8217;s deadliest blazes on record under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities said most of the victims appeared to be foreign nationals who \u200cignored instructions to shelter in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The flames had spread extremely rapidly in a wooded area around the town of Los Gallardos in the Almeria province, particularly affecting \u200bthe nearby hamlet of Bedar, said Antonio Sanz, head of emergencies in the region of Andalusia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the authorities had told residents to stay in their homes and that the deaths appeared to have occurred when people decided to try to flee in their cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four people, who appeared to be British because the steering wheel of their car was on the right-hand side, died in one vehicle, he said. \u200cSeven others were found dead after apparently \u2060abandoning their cars and attempting to escape on foot along a route that was not part of the evacuation plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The consequences have been terrible. Everything seems to indicate that, in the case of the \u2060dead, the majority &#8211; or all of them &#8211; are foreign nationals,&#8221; Sanz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The circumstances resemble those in neighbouring Portugal in June 2017, when a huge wildfire during a heatwave killed more than 60 people and injured dozens more, with half of the victims burned to death in their cars \u200bas \u200bthey tried to flee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanz urged residents to follow official instructions and avoid \u200btaking risks as authorities focused on saving lives. Another four \u200cpeople were being treated in hospital for serious burns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Juan Manuel Moreno, head of Andalusia&#8217;s regional government, told Cadena Ser radio another 19 people were still missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire is believed to have started when a power cable came loose and fell on a patch of dry scrubland, Pedro Ridao, mayor of the nearby town of Antas, told state broadcaster TVE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was mainly the wind that was blowing in the afternoon that caused it to spread. As the afternoon wore on, we could see the fire was racing ahead, devouring \u200cfarmhouses, holiday homes and cars, so we sprang into action,&#8221; Ridao said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u200barea has many ravines, which complicates access for emergency services, Ridao added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prime Minister Pedro \u200bSanchez said in a post on X he felt &#8220;enormous sadness \u200band devastation&#8221; over the consequences of the fire, offering his condolences to the families of the victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HEATWAVES \u200cSTOKE WILDFIRES IN EUROPE<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Early summer heatwaves across western Europe \u200bin May and June have parched \u200bvast areas of land, making them particularly vulnerable to wildfires this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Europe is warming at more than twice the global average, the World Meteorological Organization has said, making prolonged heat episodes increasingly likely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll makes it Spain&#8217;s deadliest wildfire \u200bsince 2005, when 11 firefighters were killed \u200cin a blaze in the central province of Guadalajara that was sparked by a barbecue. 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