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The fire in the Belgian nature reserve Hoge Venen is the worst in Belgian history, with an area of 1600 hectares laid to ash and smoke problems reaching as far as Limburg, while assistance from the EU and other countries is being requested to support firefighting efforts. (translated)

Rond Venray, unexploded wartime munitions from World War II pose a serious danger to firefighters currently extinguishing fires in the burning woods, as the presence of these explosives can complicate firefighting efforts and their exact location has not yet been fully mapped. (translated)

De komende dagen zijn cruciaal in de strijd tegen bosbranden in Spanje en Frankrijk, waar hoge temperaturen en droogte verwachte problemen met bluswerkzaamheden kunnen verergeren, terwijl de EU extra blusvliegtuigen en brandweerlieden naar de getroffen gebieden heeft gestuurd. #Natuurbranden #Bosbranden #Klimaatverandering