EU sends aircraft, villages evacuated as Belgium fights record wildfire
Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The European Union deployed three helicopters and two water bomber aircraft to tackle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record on Saturday, as local authorities told residents in some villages to leave their homes. The blaze in the High Fens, a nature reserve in the east of the country, has been burning since Friday and firefighters from across Belgium and
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