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Smoke rises from a scorched field as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
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A helicopter carries a Bambi Bucket as it prepares to drop water onto a wildfire buring near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
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Farmers fill their tractor trailers with water at a local lake as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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Farmers drive with full water tanks as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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Belgium's King Philippe, center is briefed by firefighters and the civil protection unit as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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Crew stand next to a Swedish Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss firefighting aircraft as wildfires burn near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
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Volunteers provide food and water to farmers and other volunteers working to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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Farmers fill their tanks with water at a local lake as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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A veterinary worker stands by his car with equipment to treat wild animals as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
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Smoke rises from a scorched field and forest as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
