Authorities in Belgium and Germany lifted the last remaining evacuation orders in the border region where firefighters appeared to be gaining the upper hand against the massive High Fens wildfire.
The evacuations due to the forest fire in the High Venn have been lifted in Germany and Belgium. US President Trump announces an economic war against Iran. The DW news review.
Several hundred inhabitants of Belgian hamlets and a German commune had been ordered to evacuate during the weekend in the face of a historic fire in Belgium.
The large wildfire in the Belgian nature reserve of the High Fens has been contained, authorities told VRT. Emergency services reportedly worked throughout the night using excavators and shovels to dig trenches so that the fire could not spread further. However, the fire is not yet under control, the crisis service emphasizes.
2 days ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)