Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires

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Seven Britons are among 12 foreign nationals killed in wildfires in southern Spain, authorities said. Officials said 12 of the 13 victims were foreign nationals after completing postmortem examinations after the fires that swept through Andalusia. Seven were from the UK, three from Belgium and one each from France and the US. The last victim was a Spanish citizen. “The 13 people who died are eight women and five men, all adults,” the public body responsible for identifying the victims added. Fire broke out last Thursday in the picturesque south-eastern province of Almería, which is home to many foreign residents near the Mediterranean coast. Flames fanned by high winds ripped…