# Greek island wildfire kills two as helicopters tackle Belgium’s biggest blaze in a century

https://mins.news/en/item/23545

- The Guardian, 2026-08-16 15:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/greek-island-salamis-belgium-high-fens-helicopters-wildfire

> Two people have died in fires on Greece’s Salamis island, where hundreds were ordered to evacuate. In Belgium, a wildfire in the High Fens has burned about 3,000 hectares and moved towards Germany, prompting 600 residents to leave. Water-bombing aircraft and helicopters from Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands are helping more than 250 firefighters and emergency workers.

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