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Wildfires: Over 200 military personnel drafted to tackle Wales blazes

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 16 min read
Wildfire blazes through the Ynysfeio Forest, above the Welsh village of Treherbert in the Rhondda Fawr valley in South Wales (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)
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Wildfire blazes through the Ynysfeio Forest, above the Welsh village of Treherbert in the Rhondda Fawr valley in South Wales (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)

August 17, 2026 Around 200 military personnel were drafted to help tackle at least 20 wildfires across south and west Wales on Sunday (August 16), as well as emergency crews from across England and Wales....

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