{
  "id": 1169202,
  "title": "Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/villagers-evacuate-as-belgium-battles-record-wildfire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T00:59:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1511977/villagers-evacuate-belgium-battles-record-wildfire"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BAELEN, Belgium: 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 swathes of nature reserve turned to a singed wasteland.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}