One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing

A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 12 people, making it one of the country’s deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said Friday.

A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 12 people, making it one of the country’s deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said Friday.

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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.

Eight people have been injured and a further 23 are unaccounted for, Andalusia’s regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said. Some 150 firefighters and 220 soldiers from Spain’s military emergency unit were battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 3,200 hectares of forest and farmland.