Published on 17/08/2026 – 9:44 GMT+2 • Updated
10:09
Europe is tackling a spate of wildfires spurred by high temperatures and tinder-dry conditions due to a historically hot summer that has already contributed to the deaths of thousands of people.
Scientists blame ever hotter and more frequent heatwaves on human-caused climate change.
Here are the latest developments this Monday morning.
Rain boosts Belgium’s fight
Rain started falling in Belgium on Monday to help its fight against the country’s biggest modern-day wildfire that has devastated some 3,000 hectares (30 square kilometres) of the High Fens park on the border with Germany.
Some 500…
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