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Fifth Briton identified as victim of wildfire in Spain
Forensic teams are using DNA to identify the remaining victims as the fire is brought under control and residents return home.
- On Monday, Andalusian authorities confirmed the death toll from the Almeria wildfire reached 13 as the regional government lowered the alert level after stabilizing the blaze that scorched about 7,000 hectares.
- Investigators suspect a broken power line ignited the blaze, which spread at up to 100 metres per minute through tinder-dry scrubland as extreme heat pushing temperatures above 40C created abundant fuel.
- Officials confirmed the deceased include nationals from Britain, Belgium, France, and Spain, with forensic teams using DNA analysis as the primary identification method due to severe burns rendering traditional methods impossible.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the disaster zone on Monday to urge stronger prevention measures, stating "We must not only react when these fires happen, we must prevent" as authorities allowed 1,500 evacuated residents to return home.
- The European Forest Fire Information System recorded nearly 400,000 hectares devoured by wildfires in Spain last year, the highest figure on record, as scientists link this escalating frequency to climate change.
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Spanish authorities identify all 13 victims of deadly southern fire
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.
·Toronto, Canada
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It is the deadliest fire in Spanish history.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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In the Andalusian province of Almería, last week a fire has broken out, allegedly triggered by a power cable.
·Vienna, Austria
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Spanish authorities said Tuesday that 12 of the 13 people killed in a devastating forest fire in Andalusia, southern Spain, were foreign nationals, following autopsies.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that ravaged the Andalusia region of southern Spain were foreign nationals, authorities said Tuesday after autopsy results were released.
·Tallinn, Estonia
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