Hautes Fagnes blaze becomes Belgium’s largest wildfire on record as Europe fights widespread fires

Europe is battling wildfires driven by heat and drought, with Belgium reporting its largest blaze in recorded history in the Hautes Fagnes peatlands; the EU activated the Civil Protection Mechanism, deploying helicopters and water-bombing aircraft from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, while firefighters and residents confront blazes in Belgium, Germany, France, Croatia, Greece and Spain and evacuations continue.