MADRID (AP) — A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusia’s regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said.

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Wildfire devastates an expat community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 with 23 missing | National News

Wildfire devastates an expat community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 with 23 missing | National News

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