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Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium’s biggest nature reserve doubles in size

The Independent World · 17 August 2026 at 09:04

Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium’s biggest nature reserve doubles in size

Two villages on Belgian side evacuated and residents told not to return as fire gets very close to German border

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Hundreds evacuated as fire in Belgium’s biggest nature reserve doubles in size

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