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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stuti Mishra

Wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens becomes nation’s largest

Belgium
  • A wildfire in Belgium's High Fens nature reserve has burned 3,000 hectares, becoming the largest in the country's history.
  • Hundreds of residents have been evacuated from two Belgian villages as the flames advanced to within a mile of the German border.
  • International support from Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic has been deployed to help tackle the blaze.
  • Wildfires and extreme weather have also caused destruction and fatalities across other European nations, including Greece, Croatia and Spain.
  • The widespread blazes follow Western Europe's hottest June and July on record, which scientists attribute to climate change.

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Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium’s biggest nature reserve doubles in size

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