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Aug 16, 2026, 8:46 PM·4 views

Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to…

PolicyDriftGreek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting.

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate

Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of wildfires in Europe.

The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told AFP. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate.

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Lando Norris denies Antonelli in F1 Dutch GP after Verstappen crashes out of home race

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Guéhi and Gvardiol late show earns Manchester City dramatic win against Bournemouth

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Hull punished United defence in victory but Carrick’s attack is bigger area of concern | Andrew Beasley

Manchester United again struggled against a back five as their newly promoted hosts exploited a set-piece weakness Hull scored nine league goals from set plays last season, the joint-fewest in the Championship. Yet two…

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The kindness of strangers: I was a young, solo tourist when a taxi driver became aggressive – then two men stepped in

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BREAKING19M AGO

Lando Norris denies Antonelli in F1 Dutch GP after Verstappen crashes out of home race

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