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Wildfire in Belgian nature reserve reaches 3,000 hectares and advances toward German border

started August 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM · last changed 11d ago

Summary

The High Fens wildfire in eastern Belgium, which started Friday, had burned about 3,000 hectares by Sunday morning and became the largest recorded fire in Belgian history, with firefighters from Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg working to contain it as the EU civil protection mechanism deployed aircraft and helicopters from Sweden, the Netherlands and Czechia.

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Zjarri në Belgjikën lindore e dyfishoi përmasën e tij brenda 24 orëve, deri në mëngjesin e së dielës. Mekanizmi i BE-së për Mbrojtjen Civile u

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