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  "id": 1217289,
  "title": "World : Belgium Battles Record Wildfire As Villages Evacuated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/world-belgium-battles-record-wildfire-as-villages-evacuated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T04:46:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595070"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A record-breaking wildfire in eastern Belgium had scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens area by Saturday evening, forcing around 600 residents to evacuate, according to local authorities and media reports, reported Xinhua.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/villagers-evacuate-as-belgium-battles-record-wildfire",
        "published": "2026-08-16T00:59:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Belgium: Hundreds evacuated as firefighters battle largest wildfire on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgium-hundreds-evacuated-as-firefighters-battle-largest-wildfire-on",
        "published": "2026-08-16T02:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "EU sends aircraft and villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eu-sends-aircraft-and-villagers-evacuate-as-belgium-battles-record",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:03:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}