In brief
Four Britons who were on holiday in Bedar, Spain, fled a wildfire that became one of the country’s most deadly fire events. Twelve villagers—four of them the Britons—were killed, and another 23 remain missing. The family, who arrived in Bedar on Thursday, had no expectation to confront a “wall of fire,” yet they were abruptly caught by rapidly spreading flames and later discovered that close family friends had been lost. The incident underscores the growing threat of wildfires across Europe and the danger posed by swift-moving fire fronts.
A British family on holiday in the Spanish village of Bedar has described the terrifying experience of escaping one of Spain's deadliest wildfires.
Twelve people in the village—including four Britons—were killed, while another 23 remain missing, according to Spanish authorities.
Lucinda Curtois, who arrived with her partner Riyaz Cheytan and their teenage children on Thursday, said they were “not expecting to hit a wall of fire.”
They later learned that close family friends had lost their lives. “They left their home on foot, I don’t know why,” Curtois said, adding that “the road was cut off because they live out in the countryside.”
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