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  "id": 858914,
  "title": "Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,800 people in North Rhine-Westphalia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-1-800-people-in-north-rhine-westphalia-858914",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20260814/wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-1800-people-in-north-rhine-westphalia"
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  "summary": "A forest fire near to the municipality of Hürtgenwald caused 1,800 to flee their homes when the flames approached the town on Thursday night. Intensive firefighting operations were ongoing on Friday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Germany news: Wildfire forces evacuations in western woods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/germany-news-wildfire-forces-evacuations-in-western-woods",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,000 as flames sweep Croatia’s coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-1-000-as-flames-sweep-croatias-coast",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:41:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hundreds evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hundreds-evacuated-as-wildfire-spreads-in-western-germany",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:56:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,800 people in North Rhine-Westphalia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-1-800-people-in-north-rhine-westphalia",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:02:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Over 2,000 evacuated in western Germany due to raging wildfire near Belgian border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/over-2-000-evacuated-in-western-germany-due-to-raging-wildfire-near",
        "published": "2026-08-14T09:32:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}