'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires

'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played 'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires Close The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in the village of Bédar, in southern Spain's Almería province. The blaze spread rapidly through the region on Thursday and hundreds of firefighters have been battling the fires, which have claimed the lives of 12 people. Wildfires have burned through 6,600 hectares (16,300 acres), according to local authorities. A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F) has caused wildfires across Southern Europe this summer, particularly in France, Portugal and Spain. Subsection Europe Published 59 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Wildfires Follow Wildfires close panel You are now following Wildfires Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Spain Follow Spain close panel You are now following Spain Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Europe Follow Europe close panel You are now following Europe Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Severe weather Follow Severe weather close panel You are now following Severe weather Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description