British pensioner, 93, becomes 13th person to die in horrific Spain wildfires

The Andalusian Government said she was taken to hospital on Friday morning.

Late last night, it was confirmed she had died.

She is thought to have had underlying health conditions.

Her death means that as many as six Britons may have been killed by the devastating fires, with five now confirmed dead.

Just days ago, four people - believed to have been Britons - were found dead in a burnt-out car.

"Everything seems to indicate that they're from Britain," said Antonio Sanz, the president of the Andalusian emergency agency.

They had driven their right-hand-drive car down into a dry riverbed, which turned out to be a deadly "trap", Mr Sanz said.

Seven others, some of whom may be British, had died after apparently leaving their cars and attempting to escape on foot.

Belgian nationals and a French woman are also believed to be among the dead.

So far, no victims have been officially identified, though Belgian businessman Stanislas Verdonckt has been named as one of those who died by his son Thomas-Wolf.

Authorities have claimed that victims ignored advice which told them to shelter in place.

But Mr Verdonckt said his father was neither warned of the fire nor told to stay at home.

Spain's forensic services data unit is now letting family members abroad report their relatives missing and provide DNA samples in the hopes of putting names to those killed.

The wildfires have devastated Bedar and next-door Los Gallardos in Almeria, in the south of the country, since breaking out on Thursday.

The flames have burned some 17,300 acres of land in what has been labelled an "unprecedented tragedy".

The fire is considered to be Spain's worst in more than two decades.

Lucinda Curtois, who had been holidaying in the area with her family, told the BBC: "It was almost like there was a mushroom cloud of smoke. It was like a bomb had gone off."

In a chilling witness account, Ms Curtois said she saw two Britons disappear into the fires, and now fears that is where they died.

Andalusian Regional President Juanma Moreno said the wildfires were caused by a downed power cable, which has been disputed by the power company apparently at fault.

At around midday yesterday, he added that the fire had been contained and its perimeter secured.

Then, finally, more than 1,000 people ⁠were given a much-needed all-clear to return to their homes in evacuated villages north of Los Gallardos on Sunday afternoon.

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