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Belgium manages century's largest wildfire
Belgian authorities announced that they have gained control of the largest wildfire in the country in a century, after seven days of intensive efforts involving around 350 firefighters at the High Fens natural reserve. The fire burned an area of approximately 3,000 hectares, causing extensive damage to lands, trees, and trails, and led to the evacuation orders in the border region being lifted since Wednesday. Although the immediate threat has been contained, the area remains under surveillance, with expectations that completely extinguishing the fire could take weeks or months due to high temperatures and challenging weather conditions. Firefighting efforts involved aircraft from Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. These fires are part of an unprecedented heatwave sweeping across Europe, where dry conditions and hot weather are fueling large-scale fires in several countries, including France, Greece, Portugal, and Spain.
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