# Britain deploys military as wildfires spread across Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/24420

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 17:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/17/britain-deploys-military-as-wildfires-spread-across-europe?traffic_source=rss

> Britain has sent military personnel to help fight wildfires in Wales, while fires near Belgium have forced more than 2,000 people to evacuate. Blazes have also struck Greece, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia, Albania and Croatia, prompting further evacuations and destroying homes.

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