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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

‘The worst possible combination’: what has caused Spain’s deadly wildfires?

Flames on a hill behind a road and building
Flames approach the A7 highway in Los Gallardos in Almería. Photograph: Chema Artero/Reuters

As firefighters struggle to quell the flames ravaging southern Spain and doctors treat the injured, a horrific picture of the fallout is emerging.

At least 12 people died in a fast-spreading inferno that ripped through Almería on Thursday, many trapped in cars as they sought to escape a blaze that scorched 3,800 hectares (9,390 acres). Overwhelmed authorities say eight people have been injured and 23 cannot be accounted for.

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