Rain helps firefighters battle major wildfire in Belgium's High Fens

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2026-08-18

Brussels (dpa) - Firefighters on Tuesday continued battling one of the largest wildfires in Belgian history at the High Fens nature reserve, with German emergency crews supporting operations from the nearby German border town of Monschau. Light drizzle was helping firefighting efforts, with heavier rain forecast later in the day, said Franz-Karl Boden, deputy mayor of Monschau. There had so far been no strong westerly or south-westerly winds, whi......

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