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.
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
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