British woman becomes 13th to die in Spain’s wildfires

The death toll from southern Spain’s forest fires is rising, with British woman becoming the latest confirmed victim (Picture: Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)

A British woman has died following one of Spain’s worst wildfires, taking the confirmed death toll to 13 while more people remain missing.

She was taken to the hospital after the forest fires devastated parts of Almeria, tearing through 17,300 acres in Los Gallardos since Friday.

The woman, 93, had burns covering 20% of her body when she was admitted to hospital on Friday.

She is said to have had pre-existing medical conditions, and was one of eight people taken to hospital, four of them with serious injuries, according to regional ...