# Belgian official calls wildfire nation's worst ecological disaster

https://mins.news/en/video/24400

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 17:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQ5efex70Y

> Belgium's largest wildfire on record has burned about 3,000 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve, triggering evacuations and a major firefighting operation supported by neighboring countries. A Belgian official called it the nation's worst ecological disaster.

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