By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-07-20 06:40:40 | Updated at 2026-08-05 07:49:10
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A British couple are among 13 people to have died in devastating wildfires in Spain, as over 1,500 people have been evacuated, with the blaze having destroyed 7,000 hectares of land.
Christine and Michael Chard died when the wildfires engulfed the Almeria province. The retired couple were described as “lovely, lovely people.”
A 93-year-old Briton, named locally as Audrey Ethel Curry, was injured during the fires and taken to Torrecardenas University Hospital in Almeria. She died on July 12.
The fire broke out on July 9 and raged across the region for almost a week. It has become one of the deadliest wildfires in Spanish history.
Seven Britons, three Belgians, one French person, one American, and a Spaniard have all been killed in the wildfires.
The Chards were named locally and were originally from southeast England but moved to the area several years ago.
Francesca Murray Howe, a councillor in Bedar, said: “I used to house-sit and cat-sit.
“They were retirees and had two lovely cats. I do know their house. They were just lovely, lovely people.”
Seven Britons have been killed in some of the deadliest wildfires Spain has ever seen
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