Deadly wildfires rage across Europe

Belgium is battling its largest modern wildfire on record, which is creeping toward Germany, while two people died on a Greek island near Athens.

Spain also reported a soldier killed in an Aragon blaze as extreme heat strains the continent.

Firefighters in Belgium reported progress as rain aided efforts, but the blaze has already caused an "ecological catastrophe" in a nature reserve.

France pledged €100 million in wildfire aid, and residents jeered the French PM on a visit to a fire-hit region.