Belgrade, Aug 6, 2026 (AFP) - Fire crews battle wildfires as Balkan heatwave peaks

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2026-08-06

Firefighters were battling wildfires across the Balkans on Thursday as a sweltering heatwave is expected to peak with temperatures climbing to 40C in some areas. Days of high temperatures and drought conditions continue to drive blazes in several countries, including Serbia, where a man died in a village about 80 kilometres east of Belgrade after he lost control of a fire he lit near his home on Thursday. A large forest fire was also out of contr......

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