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Belgium wildfire continues to rage

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 3 developments

SOURBRODT, Belgium -- One of Belgium's biggest wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain in the morning eased conditions for hundreds of firefighters in remote and hilly countryside. In Greece, a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens.

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  1. Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire, forcing hundreds to evacuate

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  2. Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens

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    Belgium wildfire continues to rage

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  1. France 24

    Hundreds of villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire (opens France 24)

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    Hundreds of residents were evacuated and more than 2,700 hectares were scorched as Belgium continued to battle one of the worst wildfires in its history on Saturday.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast swathes of nature reserve turned to a singed wasteland.

  3. BBC News

    Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve (opens BBC News)

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    The fire burning through the major park was described as the country's worst in recent years.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Belgium: Hundreds evacuated as firefighters battle largest wildfire on record (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A rapidly spreading wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany has scorched around 2,700 hectares and forced hundreds of people to evacuate.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Belgium battles record wildfire at German border (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A rapidly spreading wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany has scorched around 2,700 hectares. The German town of Monschau has also warned residents of possible evacuation orders.

  6. France 24

    EU sends aircraft and villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Firefighters in Belgium battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires late on Saturday as a rapidly growing blaze scorched more than 2,700 hectares of land. The EU scrambled helicopters and water bombers as hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire, forcing hundreds to evacuate (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium that has burned over 27 square kilometers

  8. France 24

    Belgium battles its largest wildfire in modern history (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Belgium is battling what has been described as the country's largest wildfire in modern history, forcing hundreds of villagers to evacuate near the German border. Firefighters, EU reinforcements and local farmers are working to contain the blaze as shifting winds and extreme heat complicate efforts.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Hundreds flee as Belgium battles wildfire at German border (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A rapidly spreading wildfire has scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany. The German town of Monschau has also warned residents of possible evacuation orders.

  10. Breitbart News

    Hundreds Forced to Evacuate Amid Massive Wildfire in Belgium (opens Breitbart News)

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    Firefighters battled a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday that has burned more than 27 square kilometers (10 square miles) in the High Fens.

  11. WFMZ Allentown

    Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire that forced hundreds to evacuate (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    BAELEN, Belgium (AP) — Firefighters battled a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday that has burned about 30 square kilometers (12 square miles) in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in…

  12. Al Jazeera

    Belgium’s largest wildfire on record spreads towards German border (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Largest recorded wildfire in Belgium forces 600 residents to evacuate as blaze spreads towards German border towns.

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    Farmers, helicopters help battle record Belgian wildfire (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in size since breaking out two days earlier in a hard-to-access nature reserve.

  14. WHEC Rochester

    Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Firefighters are battling wildfires in Belgium and Greece, with a massive blaze scorching a nature reserve in eastern Belgium. A fire on a Greek island has killed two people. The blaze in Belgium has burned about 30 square kilometers in the High Fens, one of the country's worst wildfires in recent h…

  15. WHEC Rochester

    Firefighters battle wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Firefighters are battling wildfires in Belgium and Greece, with a massive blaze scorching a nature reserve in eastern Belgium. A fire on a Greek island has killed two people. The blaze in Belgium has burned about 30 square kilometers in the High Fens, one of the country's worst wildfires in recent h…

  16. The Guardian

    Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to Belgian forest blaze (opens The Guardian)

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    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 o…

  17. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Firefighters battle massive blazes in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A massive blaze is scorching a nature reserve in eastern Belgium.

  18. AL.com

    2 dead near Athens as result of Belgium, Greece wildfires (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Two people were killed in a wildfire Sunday on the island of Salamina.

  19. BBC News

    Two dead and hundreds evacuated as twin fires break out on Greek island (opens BBC News)

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    Nearly 200 firefighters are trying to keep the two fires apart on Salamina, Greek media report.

  20. WFMZ Allentown

    Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Two people died and hundreds of weekend bathers were hurriedly evacuated Sunday after two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens in less than half an hour, the fire department said.

  21. WFMZ Allentown

    Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    Europe wildfires: latest developments (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island and a soldier died fighting a fire in Spain as Belgium tackled a record blaze in its east Sunday.

  23. Phys

    Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany (opens Phys)

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    Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swaths of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

  24. The Guardian

    Wildfires rage in France and Greece as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an inaccessible area near Germany, in the latest wave of Europe…

  25. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Wildfires battled in Belgium, Greece (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BAELEN, Belgium -- Firefighters battled a sweeping wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe.

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