Belgium faces historic forest fires and evacuations

Record-breaking wildfires erupted in eastern Belgium, consuming around 2,700 hectares in the "High Fens" area, leading to the evacuation of approximately 600 residents and nearby campsites. This fire is the largest in the country's history, surpassing the 2011 fires that scorched about 1,400 hectares. Its spread is attributed to hot, dry weather conditions, with strong winds and thick smoke hindering firefighting efforts. Belgium has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism to bring in firefighting aircraft from the Czech Republic, Sweden, and the Netherlands, with the participation of firefighting teams from various European countries, Belgian soldiers, and farmers, as they work to combat the fires that began in the natural reserve of High Fens near the German border.

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