French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as Belgium tackles enormous blaze – Europe live
03.39 EDTMorning opening: Wildfires rage in Belgium, France, GreeceJakub KrupaBelgium’s King Philippe will visit the area affected by what is believed to be the largest wildfire in the country’s history this morning, after a weekend of intense firefighting in the Hautes Fagnes…
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03.39 EDTMorning opening: Wildfires rage in Belgium, France, GreeceJakub KrupaBelgium’s King Philippe will visit the area affected by what is believed to be the largest wildfire in the country’s history this morning, after a weekend of intense firefighting in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve.A drone view shows smoke rising from burnt fields and forests during a wildfire near Waimes, in the High Fens (Hautes Fagnes) region, Belgium. Photograph: Yves Herman/ReutersThe fire has been raging since Friday afternoon, burning more than 3,000 hectares of land, provisional figures show.Over the weekend, the blaze crept closer to the German border, prompting the precautionary evacuation of parts of the town of Monschau.As of Monday morning, light rain helped to stop the spread of the fire east…
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