A fire blazing in Serbia’s Deliblato Sands for seven days has finally been brought under control, Milos Milenkovic, Assistant Head of Serbia’s Fire and Rescue Units Directorate told the state broadcaster RTS on Tuesday. The Deliblato Sands, Deliblatska Pescara in Serbian, is the largest continental sandy terrain in Europe, covering around 350 square km in southeast Vojvodina, Serbia’s northern province – a nature reserve nicknamed Europe’s Sahara. The wildfire broke out amid an intense heatwave and prolonged drought affecting Serbia and much of the Balkans, with temperatures reaching around 40 degrees Celsius. The hot and dry conditions, coupled with strong winds, have significantly increased the risk of wildfires and complicated firefighting efforts.