Fast-spreading wildfire kills at least 12 in southern Spain

Twenty-three people missing and four Britons thought to be among those who died trying to flee Almeria blaze

• I had an incredible escape': British woman tells of close encounter with wildfire

At least 12 people have been killed and 23 are unaccounted for after one of Spain's deadliest wildfires broke out in the south-eastern province of Almeria as the country endures its second heatwave of the summer.

The regional government of Andalucia said the victims, four of whom are believed to be British, had died while trying to escape the flames near the village of Bedar in the municipality of Los Gallardos.