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18 August 2026

Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts

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Source reporting: Deutsche Welle English

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Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts

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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