Belgium tackles enormous wildfire as French PM booed on visit to affected region – Europe live

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations

Meanwhile, the head of the Belgian firefighters, Marc Gilbert, told Belgian media that the country needed more resources to be ready to fight major fires.

In comments reported by VRT and Nieuwsblad, he called for urgent recruitment to the service and for greater integration of firefighting fleet across the EU.