The bodies of two further Belgian victims of the Spanish forest fire at Bédar (Andalusia) have now also been identified. Spain’s paramilitary police, the Guardia Civil, has informed the Belgian Embassy in Madrid. The two further victims were a couple. The families of these two Belgians have been notified. Earlier the body of a third Belgian had been identified.
Three Belgian victims identified in Spanish wildfires, foreign ministry asks travellers to consult advice
Colin Clapson
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A total of three Belgians have lost their lives in the forest fire in southern Spain. The fire in Almería province in southern Spain claimed the lives of 13 people in all.
Belian foreign ministry urges travellers to consult travel advice
Following the deadly fire in Spain, the Belgian foreign ministry is once again urging travellers to consult the travel advice on the ministry’s website in advance of any trip to foreign climes and to follow it to the letter whilst travelling. “This summer, the risk of wildfires in (southern) Europe is particularly high.”
It is also strongly recommended that travellers register on Travellers Online . “This enables the Belgian foreign ministry to contact and assist nationals quickly in an emergency.”