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Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian firefighters backed by water bombers and helicopters were battling a rapidly spreading wildfire Saturday at a natural park near the German border that r...
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a ...
Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii with heavy rain
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Europe wildfires: Latest developments
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast s...
Fast-growing Belgium wildfire burns at least 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
A rapidly spreading wildfire at the Fagnes natural park in eastern Belgium, near the border with Germany, has ravaged at least 16 square kilometres (six square ...
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Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Belgian village threatened with evacuation as wildfire advances: authorities to AFP
Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least five in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
UK firefighters 'under pressure' as multiple blazes rage
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
British firefighters were "under significant pressure" battling multiple wildfires amid soaring temperatures and drought conditions, the head of the National Fi...
Thousands stranded as 'unprecedented' rain kills at least five in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
German farmers warn drought will spell heavy crop losses
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's farmers' association warned Friday that persistent drought and summer heat will spell reduced harvests and even total crop failures in the worst-hit r...
Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
In blazing temperatures, Muhammad Idrees ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in ...
Tourists beat the heat with 'magical' Colosseum night tours
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The Colosseum has extended opening hours at night this summer to allow more visitors to see the famous Roman amphitheatre in cooler temperatures after sunset.
Brussels records hottest-ever day
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union's de facto capital of Brussels on Friday recorded its hottest day on record, with the city roasting in 35.9C heat, Belgium's IRM weather agen...
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