# From Croatia to Belgium: Europe struggles with unprecedented fires

https://mins.news/en/video/23605

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-16 17:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Oj2DfWyc4

> Europe is battling fierce wildfires from Croatia’s coastal town of Omiš, where one person died and dozens were injured, to Spain’s Huelva region, where a blaze burned for 10 days before stabilising. Belgium is facing its largest fire on record, while soldiers assist with fires there and in the UK. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced across France and elsewhere, prompting urgent questions about climate readiness.

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