Spain: 14 dead from unprecedented wildfires as woman succumbs to burns

A woman has died from severe burns sustained in a wildfire that swept through Andalusia, Spain, raising the death toll to 14. The blaze, which erupted in the Almería region on July 9, has become the deadliest in Spain in the last two decades.

The deceased woman had been hospitalized with burns covering 70% of her body. Spanish media reported she was in intensive care at a Seville hospital. The fire reportedly started from an electrical power line along a national road in Los Gallardos. It spread with extreme speed, approximately 100 meters per minute, trapping several individuals in their vehicles.

Most of the victims were foreign nationals, primarily from Britain and Belgium. Spain is currently facing another wave of destructive wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres, though without further fatalities. The country is bracing for a new heatwave expected to last until Sunday, with the Spanish meteorological service warning of an "extreme" fire risk.