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‘Never Waste a Crisis’: Minister Quintin Defends the Approach to the Fire in the High Fens, but Vooruit Believes It Should Be a Little More.

Our country has also been hit by a severe wildfire in the High Fens. More than 4,200 football fields worth of peatland has been destroyed. Follow all updates in this live blog.

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Our country has also been hit by a severe wildfire in the High Fens. More than 4,200 football fields worth of peatland has been destroyed. Follow all updates in this live blog.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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On Thursday afternoon, the House's Committee on the Interior met for the first time to discuss the authorities' response to the fires that ravaged east of Belgium. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Emergency services are still extinguishing the fire in the High Fens, which continues to flare up. Thunderstorms and rain are hampering the operation.

·Belgium
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De Tijd broke the news in Belgium on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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