# International help arrives as wildfires rage across Belgium

https://mins.news/en/video/24185

- France 24 English, 2026-08-17 12:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLgrFS_Sry0

> 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 evacuated.

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