Belgium Wildfire 'Encircled' Overnight, Situation Still 'Complicated'
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The fire in the high moor of the Belgian High Venn has frightened Germany. Still glimmer deep under the ground gluten nests, which can break out at any time. Also in Germany's bogs the fire danger is apparently very large.
Around 3,000 hectares of nature have been destroyed, but in Monschau the evacuation in the district of Kalterherberg is finished. Residents are allowed back. And the rain plays the fire brigade in the cards.
Some 3,000 hectares of nature have been destroyed, but the evacuation in the district of Kalterherberg has ended. Residents are allowed to return. According to the authorities, the large fire in the High Venn in Belgium has been encircled by firefighters - but there is still no complete warning. It is a "positive development on site", said the governor of the Belgian province of Liège, Hervé Jamar. Armed forces have been fighting the fire in the…
Relief in Kalterherberg: The evacuations for the Monschauer district are lifted, even in Belgium residents can return to their homes. Nevertheless, the location in the forest fire area Hohes Venn remains complicated.
Our country was also hit by a severe wildfire in the High Fens. At this moment, more than 4,200 football fields worth of peatland has already been destroyed. Follow all updates in this live blog.
The forest fire that ravaged 3,000 hectares near the Hautes Fagnes Natural Park is now encircled, allowing the return of the populations evacuated after several days of struggle.
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