# International help arrives as wildfires rage across Belgium

https://mins.news/en/item/24180

- France 24, 2026-08-17 12:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/international-help-arrives-as-wildfires-rage-across-belgium

> Belgium is battling its worst wildfires in more than a century, with hundreds of firefighters tackling flames in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve. Germany, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands have sent reinforcements, including helicopters, while several towns are being evacuated.

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