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