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In Photos | Wildfires Rage Across Belgium and Greece as Massive Blaze Engulfs Island Of Salamina

Firefighters fought a massive wildfire that ravaged a nature reserve in eastern Belgium, while another blaze erupted on a Greek island near Athens as hot, dry weather continued to fuel wildfires across parts of Europe

A home is in ruins after it was burned by a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
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A firefighting airplane drop water during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
A firefighting airplane drop water during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
An elderly woman shouts to a volunteer during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
An elderly woman shouts to a volunteer during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
A firefighting helicopter refills its water tanks during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
A firefighting helicopter refills its water tanks during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
A burned license plate lies among the ashes during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
A burned license plate lies among the ashes during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
An aircraft drops water over a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
An aircraft drops water over a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Giannis Papanikos
A volunteer firefighter holds a tree branch as strong winds fan the smoke during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
A volunteer firefighter holds a tree branch as strong winds fan the smoke during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Giannis Papanikos
Local residents and a firefighter work to extinguish a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
Local residents and a firefighter work to extinguish a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Giannis Papanikos
Volunteers tend to a dog rescued from recent wildfires at a temporary animal shelter inside a stadium in Megara, west of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
Volunteers tend to a dog rescued from recent wildfires at a temporary animal shelter inside a stadium in Megara, west of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
A volunteer tries to extinguish small flames during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.
A volunteer tries to extinguish small flames during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas
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