British couple confirmed to have been killed by deadly wildfires in Spain
Authorities ask for DNA to help identify victims as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’ A British couple have been named as two victims of the wildfires in Spain that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze. 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.. Continue reading...
Authorities ask for DNA to help identify victims as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’
A British couple have been named as two victims of the wildfires in Spain that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze.
Their daughter, Danielle Gillam-Kirton wrote on Facebook: “We are heartbroken to share that we have received confirmation from the police that Mum and Dad did not survive the fire. Thank you for all your love, support and prayers over the past few days. They have meant more to us than we can ever express.”
The family had been searching for the couple since Thursday. Gillam-Kirton’s mother had texted her at about 7pm that evening to say they were evacuating, but the couple had not been heard from since. Messages and calls failed to go through to either parent.
Relatives of those missing have been asked to go to the area’s civil office to provide DNA samples, as many of the victims are so badly burned that it is impossible to identify them without it.