EU sends aircraft and villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire

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Belgium is battling one of its worst recorded wildfires, with more than 2,700 hectares of land burned. The EU deployed helicopters and water bombers to assist firefighters, while hundreds of villagers faced evacuation orders due to the rapidly spreading blaze.

Firefighters in Belgium battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires late on Saturday as a rapidly growing blaze scorched more than 2,700 hectares of land. The EU scrambled helicopters and water bombers as hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders.