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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida and agencies

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

A firefighting helicopter drops water that merges with the black smoke rising from a charred hilltop
A firefighting helicopter drops water over a wildfire on the island of Salamina, near Athens. Photograph: Yannis Panagopoulos/Eurokinissi/AFP/Getty Images

An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an inaccessible area near Germany, in the latest wave of European wildfires.

The couple died outside their home in the Peristeria beach area of Salamis, Greece’s coastguard said. More than 500 people were ordered to evacuate.

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