"Hardest Forest Fire in Belgian History" – the Forest Fire in the High Venn Is Now Evacuating Villages "VRT NWS": News
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The measures in the High Venn have been intensified since dawn. The fire has not progressed further at night. On the German side one is cautiously optimistic. However, because of the underground the fire can spread quickly.
The “largest fire in Belgian history” has reduced three thousand hectares of forest land to ashes in the High Fens nature reserve. Evacuees, forest rangers, and emergency spotters watch in disbelief as the thick smoke slowly clears. “This is a catastrophe of unprecedented dimensions.”
In the middle of the forest fires, near the German border, in the High Venn, the fear of "Zombiefeuer" is mixed. These can occur far away after the end of the fires - even years later.
Belgian authorities reported that a massive fire has consumed approximately 3,000 hectares in a nature reserve in eastern Belgium. Authorities in Wallonia stated, "The situation remains complex, and although the wind has subsided, it changed direction several times during the night."
The forest and natural fire in the High Venn in the east of Belgium near the Belgian-German border is not under control. "The fires in the north have stabilized. To the east the fire continues to spread, also towards Sourbrodt, Yves Pieper, head of the forest administration in Verviers, told the German-speaking broadcaster BRF: "The situation is very confusing. The wind hinders the extinguishing work.
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