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

https://mins.news/en/item/23628

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-16 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4ibRqNd

> Firefighters are fighting wildfires in Belgium and Greece. A large blaze is burning through a nature reserve in eastern Belgium, while two people have died in a fire on an island near Athens.

## Stories

- [European Heatwave Wildfire and Drought Crisis](https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought.md

## Related coverage

- [Wildfires rage in France and Greece as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live](https://mins.news/en/item/23927) — The Guardian, 2026-08-17
- [Wildfires across Europe leave deaths and destruction](https://mins.news/en/item/23780) — CGTN, 2026-08-17
- [From Croatia to Belgium: Europe struggles with unprecedented fires](https://mins.news/en/video/23605) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-16