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Around half a thousand firefighters in Belgium are still trying to put out the largest wildfire in the country's recent history. Although Monday's rain has helped significantly, local officials warn that the situation is not under control. Especially since the fire is not only spreading, but also deep into the ground.
El Periódico
informacion.esAt least 600 people have had to be evicted and 3,000 hectares have burned in which it is already considered one of the worst fires in the history of Belgium, declared last Friday in the nature reserve of Les Hautes-Fagnes in the province of Liège, which has not yet been controlled.
It brings a little respite: rain began to fall on Monday in Belgium, mobilized in front of one of the worst fires in its history, which has already ravaged 3,000 hectares of a wooded reserve.
Over the past four days, Belgium has been fighting a major vegetation fire. Faced with the unprecedented intensity of the fire, the lack of air assets has led to a reaction. Between the project of heavy transport helicopters, such as Chinook, the boundaries of the Canadair and the future H145M, the debate on defence equipment and the federal police is intensifying. Defense Minister Theo Francken has taken a stand.
Belgium is experiencing one of the largest fires in the country's history. The forest fires in Belgium are continuing for the fifth day. A total of 3,000 hectares have been affected in the past five days. Firefighting efforts are ongoing.
While the rain has brought a little respite to the Belgian firefighters fighting the fire in the Fagnes, the fire is still not fixed and continues to occupy several hundred people. Still not fixed: the firefighters continued to fight Monday against the historic fire that has already ravaged in Belgium some 3,000 hectares of a park ...
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