WorldWildfires: Belgium battles blaze, France's Lecornu jeered

Wildfires are spreading across Europe after weeks of hot, dry weather, with 576,000 hectares burned so far this year. Hundreds of firefighters and troops are tackling Belgium’s largest modern wildfire, while fires in Greece killed two people and forced nearly 500 evacuations. French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu was jeered by residents in a fire-ravaged village.

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