Southern Spain wildfire death toll rises to 13, most victims foreign nationals
Thirteen people have died in a wildfire in southern Spain's Almeria province, with 12 of the victims being foreign nationals including 7 British, 3 Belgian, 1 French, and 1 American.
MADRID (AP) -- Five days after a fire ravaged a remote expat community in southern Spain, authorities late Tuesday identified all 13 fatalities using biological samples.
All but one of the deceased were foreign nationals. They include seven British citizens -- including a 93 year-old woman who died in the hospital -- three Belgian nationals, a French woman, an American and a Spanish national.
The Los Gallardos fire affected some 70 square kilometers (27 square miles) of forest and farmland. It was one of fire-prone Spainâs deadliest blazes in years.