Watch: Wildfires in southern Spain kill twelve

At least 12 people were killed in a forest fire that broke out Thursday in Los Gallardos municipality in Almeria province in Spain’s southern Andalusia region. According to Andalusia’s emergency services, the victims were found in a hamlet of the neighboring municipality of Bedar, with some discovered inside vehicles engulfed by the flames.

Separately, around 1,000 people were evacuated as a precaution due to another forest fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the southern province of Malaga. That fire remains active, with nearly 180 personnel continuing efforts to stabilize the blaze.