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    Wildfire destroys 100 hectares in Belgium's Hautes Fagnes, provincial emergency plan triggered

    A wildfire in Belgium's Hautes Fagnes nature reserve near Baelen has destroyed approximately 100 hectares of vegetation since Friday afternoon, prompting the activation of the provincial emergency plan and closure of the N68 road.

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