Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire

Villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire  euractiv.com

Hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders in eastern Belgium on Saturday as firefighters battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires, with vast swathes of nature reserve turned to a singed wasteland. Reinforcements were pulled from across the country to fight the blaze that broke out Friday in the High F

This photograph shows smoke billowing from a scorched area during a wildfire in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Jalhay on Aug 15, 2026. Residents began evacuating from two villages in eastern Belgium on Aug 15, 2026 as firefighters, backed by water bombers and helicopters from across Europe, battled one