DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 18 · Aug 18, 2026, 12:38 PM
Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts
DW News [en]
Firefighters continue to battle one of the worst wildfires in Belgian history near the German border. Rains and cooler temperatures are helping them bring it to heel after it ravaged an area half the size of Manhattan.
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