Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze
Wildfires have caused two deaths on the Greek island of Salamis, while Belgium is battling its largest forest fire in over a century. International aid, including water-bombing aircraft, has been deployed to manage the complex terrain in the Belgian nature reserve.
Why it matters
The increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires across Europe highlight the growing challenges posed by climate change and extreme weather events.
Air support for the fire in the High Fens nature reserve is crucial owing to its complex and fragile terrain where heavy firefighting vehicles risk sinking. Photograph: Nicolas Lambert/Belga/Shutterstock Air support for the fire in the High Fens nature reserve is crucial owing to its complex and fragile terrain where heavy firefighting vehicles risk sinking. Photograph: Nicolas Lambert/Belga/Shutterstock Wildfires 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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