Belgium Wildfire Scorches Land
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Residents are evacuating villages in eastern Belgium as firefighters battle a large wildfire that has scorched approximately 1,600 hectares. The blaze, the largest in Belgium in 30 years, has prompted the country to request assistance from the European Union. The EU has dispatched helicopters and firefighting planes to aid in combating the rapidly spreading fire.
Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares
Residents in eastern Belgium began evacuating villages on Saturday as firefighters, bolstered by international support, battled one of the country's largest wildfires. The blaze erupted Friday in the High Fens natural park, a popular hiking area near the German border, and rapidly expanded. By Saturday afternoon, the fire had consumed at least 16 square kilometers (six square miles) of woodland an…
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Belgium requests EU aid as massive forest fire spreads rapidly
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