"It's Really Scary": Spain, Germany, Belgium... Several European Countries Hit by Fires
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With 150 million under the heat of more than 35°C, Europe faces record fires Europe is facing forest fires in several countries simultaneously, amidst record heat waves on the continent on Monday (17). Besides Spain and France, which have been fighting fire since last month, Belgium, Greece and Portugal are suffering from the flames caused by high temperatures and strong winds. In Belgium, which faces the worst forest fire in its recent history,…
The situation on the fire front is particularly worrying in Europe. Several countries in the northern part of the continent are affected by fires. LCI takes stock of the situation on Monday 17 August. - "It's really scary": Spain, Germany, Belgium... Several European countries hit by fires (Environment).
Portugal, Greece, France, Spain and Belgium are in the midst of fires. Two fires declared almost simultaneously Sunday on the island of Salamin, near Athens, killed two people. The German city of Monschau, bordering Belgium, ordered Sunday evening the immediate evacuation of a district due to the large fireThe front of fires in Europe does not weaken. The forests are burning all the more easily as vegetation and soils suffer from drought exacerb…
In many European countries, devastating forest fires recently raged, causing massive damage. Switzerland was largely spared – thanks to a combination of factors.
Eastern Belgium is facing the worst wildfires in the country's modern history, which have already burned at least 3,000 hectares of land and are even approaching neighboring Germany. In the past few days, several European countries have joined the rescue efforts.
Madrid.- Several European countries are facing forest fires this Monday that leave Greece dead or break records in Belgium, which has led the European Commission (EC) to mobilise means of extinction to combat the outbreaks. Specifically, the EC has announced that it has mobilised means of personal extinction and materials from Member States to combat forest fires in Spain and Belgium, while it also offers Copernicus satellite support to Greece, …
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