Berlin, Aug 16, 2026 (AFP) - Belgium wildfire prompts evacuation call in German border town

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A German town close to Belgium on Sunday urged some of its residents to evacuate as the worst wildfire in modern Belgian history raged just over the border. According to a statement from the town of Monschau, the blaze's front lies currently 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) from the Germany-Belgium border and just 1.8 kilometres from the nearest inhabited area. While the flames are not currently expected to reach German territory, "severe air pollutio......

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