Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations
As flagged earlier, Belgium’s King Philippe is now visiting the emergency coordination centre looking after the firefighters tackling the major fire in the eastern part of the country (9:39).
The European Commission has deployed assistance to Belgium and Spain as part of the bloc’s civil protection mechanism.
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