Belgium Wildfire Contained Near German Border As Low River Levels Threaten Construction Supplies

• A
  massive
  wildfi e
  i
  Belgium
  has
  stopped
  its
  adva ce
  to
  the
  Ge ma
  bo de ,
  fi efighte s
  say
• Reduced
  ca go
  shippi g
  o
  ive s
  amid
  low
  wate
  levels
  could
  impact
  co st uctio
  supplies,
  associatio s
  say

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P ecautio a y
evacuatio s
i
Mo schau
as
Belgium
fi e
ages

Seve al
homes
i
the
Eifel
tow
of
Mo schau
we e
evacuated
ove ight
as
a
wildfi e
bu i g
i
Belgium’s
High
Fe s
atu e
ese ve
th eate ed
to
c oss
the
bo de .

A ou d
30
eside ts
f om
17
homes
we e
evacuated,
with
eme ge cy
accommodatio
set
up
at
a
ea by
school.

Howeve ,
by
Mo day
mo i g
the
fi e
was
said
to
have
stopped
its
adva ce
towa d
Ge ma y
amid
weathe
co ditio s
that
a e
mo e
favo able
to
fi efighti g
effo ts.

The
fi e
had
p eviously
moved
to
withi
about
300
mete s
(984
feet)
of
the
Ge ma
bo de .

A
spokesma
fo
the
local
fi e
b igade
said
meadows
betwee
the
fi e
a d
homes
had
bee
soaked
with
wate
fo
hou s
to
help
stop
the
sp ead
of
the
flames.

Welcome
to
ou
cove age

The
DW
ews oom
i
Bo
wishes
gute
Tagto
its
eade s
at
the
sta t
of
a
ew
week.

Although
the
ece t
(ve y)
hot
weathe
i
Ge ma y
seems
to
be
ove
fo
ow,
the
wildfi e
isk
emai s
high,
as
is
show
by
the
massive
blaze
i
eighbo i g
Belgium.

Some
st eets
i
the
bo de
tow
of
Mo schau
we e
evacuated
late
o
Su day
as
the
flames
th eate ed
to
e te
Ge ma
te ito y,
but
they
have
fo tu ately
bee
successfully
held
back
fo
ow.

The
pe siste t
d y
co ditio s
co ti ued
to
pose
p oblems
to
ca go
shippi g
o
the
Rhi e
a d
othe
ive s,
with
co st uctio
associatio s
sayi g
that
supplies
could
be
delayed
a d
a e
becomi g
mo e
expe sive.

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of
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a a geme t.
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