{"id":2627901,"date":"2026-07-10T09:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-spains-deadliest-wildfires-has-killed-at-least-12-people-with-23-others-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:30:08","slug":"one-of-spains-deadliest-wildfires-has-killed-at-least-12-people-with-23-others-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-spains-deadliest-wildfires-has-killed-at-least-12-people-with-23-others-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Spain&#8217;s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-of-spains-deadliest-wildfires-has-killed-at-least-12-people-with-23-others-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A severe wildfire in spain&#8217;s southern province of Almeria has resulted in the deaths of 12 people, making it one of the country&#8217;s deadliest fires on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >record amid intense heatwave conditions<\/a>. Victims, including some foreign nationals, mostly died while trying to escape the flames either on foot or by vehicle, with calls suggesting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/237000-without-power-in-kentucky-tennessee-following-catastrophic-tornadoes\/\" title=\"237,000 Without Power in Kentucky, Tennessee Following Catastrophic Tornadoes\">fallen power line<\/a> may have sparked the fire. Authorities reported eight injuries and 23 missing persons as the fire consumed over 3,200 hectares of land, with efforts ongoing by firefighters and military personnel. The wildfire occurred near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains, where high temperatures, strong winds, and dry conditions have exacerbated fire risk.<\/p>\n<p>European countries continue to face extreme heatwaves; France is experiencing its third heatwave of the summer with temperatures around 40\u00b0C (104\u00b0F), and large wildfires in the south have disrupted activities such as the Tour de France. Similarly, Spain and Portugal have a history of devastating wildfires, including last year&#8217;s large-scale fires in Spain and Portugal&#8217;s 2017 wildfire that claimed 66 lives. Climate change, driven by fossil fuel consumption, is intensifying these extreme whether events across Europe, which is warming at twice the global average since the 1980s.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MADRID (AP) \u2014<\/strong> One of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spain\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1864\">Spain\u2019s<\/a> deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to flee the flames.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4642944\/israel-us-strikes-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel stays out of US strikes on Iran \u2014 for now<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4642882\/iran-banners-we-will-kill-trump-ali-khamenei-funeral\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iranians wave banners reading \u2018WE WILL KILL TRUMP\u2019 at Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4642471\/le-pen-topping-french-polls-ankle-monitor-jordan-bardella\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Le Pen topping French polls and relieved of ankle monitor, touts \u2018winning duo\u2019 with Jordan Bardella<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight people have been injured and a further 23 are unaccounted for, Andalusia\u2019s regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said. Some 150 firefighters and 220 soldiers from Spain\u2019s military emergency unit were battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 3,200 hectares (7,900 acres) of forest and farmland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional emergency authorities said four British nationals and other unspecified foreign nationals appeared to be among the dead.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-victims-attempted-to-flee-on-foot-and-by-car\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Victims attempted to flee on foot and by car<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire broke out in a hamlet in a semi-arid area near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains. Authorities have not confirmed the cause, but said people who called to report the fire said that a fallen power line had sparked a blaze that spread rapidly into a nearby forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the victims died while attempting to flee and ignored shelter-in-place instructions, said Antonio Sanz, president of Andalusia\u2019s emergency services. One group did so via a dry riverbed, which \u201cturned into a death trap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people died while on foot after abandoning their cars, Sanz said, likely looking for a way out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe consequences have been terrible. Everything seems to indicate that, in the case of the deceased \u2026 we are dealing for the most part, if not entirely, with foreign nationals,\u201d Sanz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez expressed his condolences. \u201cImmense sadness and desolation in the face of the terrible consequences of the fire affecting the province of Almeria,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-europe-battles-intense-heat-again\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Europe battles intense heat again<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40 C (104 F). Wind, high temperatures and little rainfall help small wildfires grow into unchecked blazes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, Spain <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/heat-wave-europe-numbers-594f73db651f9683c43acf04e009d5e7\">experienced several days of record-setting heat<\/a>, with over 1,000 excess deaths attributed to heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Europe is the world\u2019s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Parts of Western Europe are facing their third heat wave in six weeks. Globally, 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, bringing several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-summer-heat-wave-expected-to-scorch-america-be-prepared-for-what-the-climate-change-nuts-will-do\/\" title=\"Prepare for Extreme Reactions as Summer ... Hits the U.S. Amid Climate Concerns\">intense heat waves<\/a> across Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France is experiencing the peak of its third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 40 C (104 F) across western and central areas and around 37 C (98 F) in Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French authorities have also warned of a very high wildfire risk, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-heat-wildfires-europe-25da6a452c6c8528afcc403101994493\">large fires in the south<\/a> have already scorched thousands of hectares this week, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/heat-fire-europe-climate-change-8b78a5d051273e24455357da63551fef\">disrupted the Tour de France<\/a> cycling race and stretching firefighting resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest wildfire, which broke out in the eastern Pyrenees, near the Spanish border, has decreased in intensity, authorities said Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It burned about 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) and forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from nearly villages, who have since been allowed to return home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month was France\u2019s hottest June on record, with deaths <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-europe-heat-wave-deaths-health-climate-change-86e0a05e49a6ca7317e86b16b4296453\">surging by nearly a third<\/a> during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/heat-wave-france-europe-climate-change-record-81c341900166135de6cbc0f49156477b\">the hottest week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists warn that climate change caused in part by the burning of fuels like gasoline, oil and coal is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making certain regions more vulnerable to wildfires.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-spain-and-portugal-have-faced-deadly-fires-before\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spain and Portugal have faced deadly fires before<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wildfires-europe-spain-turkey-bf4593aa20b4a8d8d6a113f4f8740728\">no stranger to wildfires<\/a>, with last year\u2019s fire season burning more than 393,000 hectares (almost 1,520 square miles), according to the European Forest Fire Information System, an area twice as large as London. Four people died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, a wildfire in neighboring Portugal left 66 people dead in Pedrogao Grande, located 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that blaze, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-36e0dcad8b5e486686e6ece614710717\">47 people died on one road<\/a> while similarly attempting to flee in their cars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain wildfire kills 12 amid record heat in Almeria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2627902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26191422965942.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35224,41937,11648,13242,23907],"class_list":["post-2627901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-emergency-response","tag-natural-disasters","tag-spain","tag-tragedy","tag-wildfires"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26191422965942.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627905,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627901\/revisions\/2627905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}