Fires are raging from Belgium to Greece as Europe suffers one of its most severe wildfire seasons to date. The blazes come amid frequent heat waves and drought that studies say are driven by human-induced climate change. Fires are burning in several European countries on Monday as the continent experiences a spate of wildfires after many weeks of hot and dry weather . Some 576,000 hectares (2,225 square miles) of land have been burnt out so far this year, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System — an area twice the size of Luxembourg. Europe suffered its worst fire season on record last year, with more than a million hectares of land burned, but that sad record could be beaten in 2026, as the fire season still has some time to run.
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Croatian media said one person was killed and 40 injured, seven of whom are in danger of their lives. Croatian police said they had arrested four people suspected of starting some of the wildfires that have broken out on parts of the Adriatic coast in recent days. The fires have claimed two lives and caused the evacuation by boat of nearly 500 people.
