Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve

<p>Couple die in Salamis and Belgium battling its biggest fire in more than a century near German border</p><p>An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and a fire ravaged Belgium’s largest nature reserve, in the latest wave of European wildfires.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/greek-island-salamis-belgium-high-fens-helicopters-wildfire">Continue reading...</a>