Three killed as wildfires rage in north east Spain
Three people have been killed and 24 others injured as wildfires raged out of control in north east Spain.
More than 80 fire crews were deployed to fight the fires, which appear to have started close to the border with France.
One man died of a heart attack while dousing flames around his home, while a father and his teenage daughter fell to their deaths when they jumped into the sea after being surrounded by flames as they drove along a road.
Eight of the injured are believed to be in a serious condition.
The area is a main link for holidaymakers travelling to and from southern France. Traffic on the cross-border AP-7 motorway was severely disrupted, reports the BBC.
The fires sweeping through parts of Catalonia, fanned by 55 mph winds, also forced the suspension of train services in Alto Ampurdan.
More than 140,000 people in the region have been ordered to remain in their homes.
Santiago Villa, mayor of Figueres, which houses the famous Salvador Dali museum, said he had ordered the city’s 44,000 residents to stay indoors until further notice.
Spain’s rail company Renfe confirmed that the fires had forced the cancellation of international high-speed train services linking Catalonia with France using the Portbou and Pertus tunnels through the Pyrenees mountains.
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