Deadly wildfires rage through Catalonia

[Jose Tortilla]

At least three people were killed after wildfires blazed through north-eastern Spain Sunday, the regional Catalan government said. Cross-border transportation linking Barcelona to France has also been suspended.
By News Wires (text)

AP - Officials in Spain say wildfires have killed three people and disrupted transportation in northeast Catalonia.

Regional government spokesman Felip Puig say train services have been suspended and cross-border roads linking Barcelona with France closed because of the advancing flames.

The regional fire department says one person died of a heart attack while dousing flames around his home and two people had fallen to their deaths when they jumped to the sea as they escaped fires that had engulfed cars on a road.

Fire officials said Sunday more than 80 teams had been deployed to combat the wildfires, which appear to have started close to the border with France.

Horrible, friends on the campsite where I'll stay soon are saying it's raining ash and the smoke is all over the place.

 

[Lacky]

R.I.P to the people who were killed.

 

[Hannah Bee]

Hope a lot of people in the area is safe!

 

[Dat Girl]

That sounds pretty bad :/ I hope everyone else stays okay....

 

[Jose Tortilla]

4th victim passed.

 

[William]

Hopefully no more pass :/

The US is having a really bad fire season....

 

[Jose Tortilla]

A man and his child jumped off a cliff into the sea, it backfired and they died. Another man got stuck in his car, died in flames. So, so, so sad..