EU warns of "very extreme" wildfire conditions as fires hit Greece, Croatia, and Belgium

The EU reports "very extreme" wildfire conditions across Europe. On 16 August 2026, two died on Greece's Salamis island; a Croatian resort fire killed one and injured 40 on 15 August. Belgium's High Fens, a peat bog that last burned comparably in 1911, saw its largest modern fire, drawing Swedish aircraft and Dutch helicopters.