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  "id": 1250792,
  "title": "Belgium battles worst wildfire on record, EU allies come to aid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgium-battles-worst-wildfire-on-record-eu-allies-come-to-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:09:40.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3364187/belgium-battles-worst-wildfire-record-eu-allies-come-aid"
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  "summary": "Firefighters battling Belgium’s largest modern-day wildfire were counting on crucial air support on Sunday to help tame the blaze in a hard-to-access nature reserve, after it doubled in size over the previous 24 hours. More than 250 firefighters and emergency personnel were mobilised through the night, according to a Sunday morning update from the regional government which warned conditions in…",
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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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Belgium Battles Record Wildfire As Villages Evacuated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/world-belgium-battles-record-wildfire-as-villages-evacuated",
        "published": "2026-08-16T04:46:22.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Belgium counts on air support as record wildfire jumps in size",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgium-counts-on-air-support-as-record-wildfire-jumps-in-size",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Belgium counts on air support as record wildfire jumps in size",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgium-counts-on-air-support-as-record-wildfire-jumps-in-size-1246270",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Belgium's biggest wildfire on record nearing Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgiums-biggest-wildfire-on-record-nearing-germany",
        "published": "2026-08-16T10:36:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
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