Flames Engulf Belgium's High Fens In Historic Wildfire
One of Belgium's biggest wildfires on record has scorched thousands of hectares in the High Fens nature reserve, forcing evacuations and drawing firefighting help from across Europe.
Smoke rises from a scorched field as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
A helicopter carries a Bambi Bucket as it prepares to drop water onto a wildfire buring near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
Farmers fill their tractor trailers with water at a local lake as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
Farmers drive with full water tanks as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
Belgium's King Philippe, center is briefed by firefighters and the civil protection unit as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
Crew stand next to a Swedish Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss firefighting aircraft as wildfires burn near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
Volunteers provide food and water to farmers and other volunteers working to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
Farmers fill their tanks with water at a local lake as they work to extinguish a wildfire burning near Sourbrodt, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
A veterinary worker stands by his car with equipment to treat wild animals as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Marius Burgelman
Smoke rises from a scorched field and forest as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. | Photo: AP/Valentin Bianchi
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