British couple killed in Spanish wildfires as authorities race to identify victims

<p>Appeal for DNA to help identify bodies as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’</p><p>A British couple have been named as two victims of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/12/uk-couple-burned-semi-conscious-almeria-spanish-wildfires">wildfires in Spain</a> that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze.</p><p>Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar, the village that bore the brunt of the wildfires on Thursday, are believed not to have survived.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/british-couple-confirmed-to-have-been-killed-by-deadly-wildfires-in-spain">Continue reading...</a>