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Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian firefighters backed by water bombers and helicopters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire Saturday at a natural park near the German border that r...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii with heavy rain
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.
Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
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 s...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A rapidly spreading wildfire at the Fagnes natural park in eastern Belgium, near the border with Germany, has ravaged at least 16 square kilometres (six square ...
CORRECTED
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian village threatened with evacuation as wildfire advances: authorities to AFP
Lala, now a hurricane, dumps heavy rain on Hawaii
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala on Saturday lashed Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, as forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flooding across the US Pa...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
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 s...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of ...
In wildfire town, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a w...
Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A strengthening tropical storm named Lala is set to hit Hawaii's Big Island with hurricane force gales on Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, rainfall and heavy...
CORRECTED: Brussels records hottest day of the year
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union's de facto capital of Brussels on Friday recorded its hottest day of 2026 so far, with the city roasting in 35.9C heat, Belgium's IRM weather...
Croatian wildfires destroy homes and cars, hundreds forced to flee
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Croatian wildfires forced hundreds of people to flee from a small tourist town on the country's Adriatic coast, as firefighters battled Friday to contain the ra...
Croatian wildfires destroy homes and cars, hundreds forced to flee
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Croatian wildfires forced hundreds of people to flee from a small tourist town on the country's Adriatic coast, as firefighters battled Friday to contain the ra...
Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medie...
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Germany
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Around 1,800 people had to leave their homes in western Germany overnight as a wildfire spread nearby, officials said Friday, with helicopters and army equipmen...
Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Croatian police discovered a body in a burnt-out area on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area overnight, leaving dozens injured and forcing tho...
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