Shafaqna English– Rainfall on Monday(17 Aug 20260 over eastern Belgium provided some respite to firefighters who were struggling to contain the largest wildfire ever recorded in the country’s history—a blaze that had been threatening to spread as far as the German frontier.
Recurring heatwaves across Europe this summer—driven by climate change—have aggravated drought and turned vegetation into dry, brittle material that is susceptible to ignition at any moment. Consequently, forest fires have swept across the continent.
Source: Reuters