In brief
A British family vacationing in the Spanish village of Bedar reported a frightening escape from a devastating wildfire, one of Spain’s deadliest. The fire claimed twelve lives, including four British nationals, while 23 people remain missing. Linking personal tragedy, the family learned that close friends had lost their lives, further deepening the emotional impact. The incident underscores the urgent need for improved wildfire preparedness and communication. It highlights how climate change fuels extreme events that test personal and collective resilience.
We escaped Spanish wildfire, but our friends lost their lives
A British family on holiday in Bedar described the "terrifying" experience of escaping one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires.
Twelve people in the village — four Britons among them — were killed, according to Spanish authorities. Another 23 people are still missing.
Lucinda Curtois, who arrived in Spain with her partner Riyaz Cheytan and their teenage children on Thursday, said they were not "expecting to hit a wall of fire".
They later discovered that close family friends had lost their lives.
"They left their home on foot, I don\'t know why," she said. "I can only presume it was probably because their road was cut off because they live out in the countryside."
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