Waldbrände: Lage bei Monschau spitzt sich zu – Brand rückt näher
In nordrhein-westfälischen Monschau bereiten sich Bewohner auf Evakuierungen vor – im belgischen Hohen Venn sind rund 2700 Hektar vom Brand betroffen. Bei Hürtgenwald hat sich die Lage entspannt.
As the spread of a major forest fire from Belgium continues to pose a threat to the border town of Monschau in northwestern Germany, the situation is rapidly escalating. The fire front in the Hohen Venn is now just three kilometers away from the German border, as reported by the city's website in the early hours of the morning. The city has urged nearby neighborhoods to prepare for potential evacuation.
Monschau, situated approximately two kilometers from the border, is strongly advised to seek shelter with relatives or friends if possible. Arrangements for emergency shelters are being made, though initially this is seen as a precautionary measure. On the Belgian side, authorities evacuated around 600 residents from the towns of Küchelscheid and Leykaul on Saturday.
The governor of the Lüttich province had previously announced that the forest fire had engulfed an area of 2700 hectares, equivalent to nearly 3800 football fields. To put this into perspective, the fire in the Hürtgenwald forest, located just 20 kilometers from Monschau in the Eifel region, affected around 300 hectares of forest.
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