Wildfires in southern Spain kill at least 12 amid soaring temperatures

According to The Guardian, at least twelve people have been killed and twenty-three remain unaccounted for after a fast-moving wildfire broke out in south-east Spain, as the country endures its second heatwave of the summer. The regional government of Andalucía says the victims, four of whom are believed to be British, died while trying to flee the flames near the village of Bédar, in the Los Gallardos municipality of Almería.

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