比利时最大自然保护区高芬地爆发野火，火势自周五燃起后至周六仍未得到控制[1]。据比利时官员称，这是该国"最近历史上最大的野火"[1]，大火已经吞没了该保护区三分之一的面积[1]。当地政府已下令疏散两个邻近村庄的居民，共650人撤离家园[1]。
为应对严峻形势，欧盟启动了民事保护机制，调派来自瑞典、捷克和荷兰的水轰飞机和直升机前往支援灭火工作[1]。高芬地保护区由沼泽、荒地和森林组成，地形困难，给扑灭工作增添了难度[1]。西欧多地也遭受野火侵袭，法国、克罗地亚、西班牙和塞尔维亚自周五起均发生了森林火灾[1]。欧盟气候监测服务哥白尼已证实，西欧经历了有记录以来最热的6月至7月期间[1]。
A major wildfire has engulfed Hoge Veluwe, Belgium's largest nature reserve, with flames continuing to rage from Friday into Saturday without control [1]. The fire has already consumed approximately one-third of the protected area [1]. Belgian officials have characterized the blaze as "the country's largest wildfire in recent history" [1].
Local authorities ordered the evacuation of two neighboring villages, displacing a total of 650 residents from their homes [1]. In response to the emergency, the European Union activated its Civil Protection Mechanism, deploying water-bombing aircraft and helicopters from Sweden, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands to support firefighting efforts [1]. The terrain of Hoge Veluwe, which comprises marshlands, heathland, and forests, presents significant challenges to containment operations [1].
The wildfire in Belgium is part of a broader crisis affecting Western Europe, with major forest fires also reported in France, Croatia, Spain, and Serbia since Friday [1]. According to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Monitoring Service, Western Europe has experienced its hottest recorded period from June through July, contributing to conditions favorable for rapid fire spread [1].