3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

Firefighters from across Belgium, as well as teams from Germany and Luxembourg, have been working alongside the Belgian army and local farmers to prevent the blaze from spreading further.Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record continued to spread towards the German border on Sunday, as firefighters backed by Dutch helicopters, the army and teams from neighbouring countries battled a blaze that has already scorched around 3,000 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve.Firefighters were concentrating on the advancing front of the fire in eastern Belgium, while a defensive line protecting evacuated villages was holding, according to Belgian authorities. Residents who were evacuated on Saturday were nevertheless told not to return as crews continued efforts to contain the flames.The scale of the