Serbia races to contain wildfires as Europe’s blistering heat wave grips the Balkans

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smoke emerges from a forest during a wildfire in Deliblatska Pescara (Deliblato Sands), near the village of Sumarak, 70 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)