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Three people were killed and 24 others injured as wildfires raged out of control in north-eastern Spain.
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 were believed to be in a serious condition.
The fires, fanned by strong winds, also caused transport chaos as they swept through parts of Catalonia, forcing the suspension of train services in Alto Ampurdan and the closure of several cross-border roads linking Barcelona with France. The man who died of a heart attack lived in Llers.
A flock of 500 sheep were burned during one of the wildfires which took hold in Ller near La Junquera close to the Spanish-French border
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 were believed to be in a serious condition.
The fires, fanned by strong winds, also caused transport chaos as they swept through parts of Catalonia, forcing the suspension of train services in Alto Ampurdan and the closure of several cross-border roads linking Barcelona with France. The man who died of a heart attack lived in Llers.
A flock of 500 sheep were burned during one of the wildfires which took hold in Ller near La Junquera close to the Spanish-French border
