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At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in southern Spain, with early indications\u00a0suggesting four of the victims are British<\/a>, according to a local official<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Hundreds of emergency responders<\/a>\u00a0are working to extinguish the blaze around\u00a0Los Gallardos, Almer\u00eda<\/a>\u00a0– officials say they’ve never had such a devastating fire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The bodies of the victims were found near the small village of B\u00e9dar, just outside Los Gallardos, while\u00a023 others are still missing<\/a>\u00a0and hundreds of residents have been evacuated<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The\u00a0fire is “more or less” under control<\/a>\u00a0but “if the wind picks up again, things could get complicated”, the mayor of nearby town Antas tells Spanish media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Meanwhile, the\u00a0UK Foreign Office is in touch with the relevant authorities<\/a>\u00a0in Spain over the “concerning” reports of British casualties, Downing Street says<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F) has caused\u00a0wildfires across southern Europe<\/a>\u00a0this summer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Peter, on holidays near Los Gallardos, tells the BBC it was\u00a0“surreal” as the sky became darker<\/a>, with the “glow” of the fire in the distance –\u00a0<\/i>get in touch<\/i>,\u00a0external<\/span><\/a>\u00a0if it’s safe to do so<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n