Nine foreign nationals, including French woman, among 13 victims of Spain's deadly wildfire

Cover image: A wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in southern Spain was close to being brought under control, allowing hundreds of evacuated residents to return home. © Jose Jordan, AFP

At least thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were confirmed killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of Almeria near the Mediterranean coast destroyed rural settlements and forced investigators to seek genetic information from suspected victims' relatives for identification.

Five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, authorities said on Monday.