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Hundreds flee as Belgium battles wildfire at German border
A rapidly spreading wildfire has scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany. Some homes in the German town of Monschau were evacuated overnight as a precaution.
Published Monday, 17 August 2026 at 05:24
A rapidly spreading wildfire has scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany. Some homes in the German town of Monschau were evacuated overnight as a precaution.
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