VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-17
“The High Fens are burning. Belgium is not facing it alone,”
Hadja Lahbib · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
Lahbib said on X that Belgium had activated the EU's civil protection mechanism to receive assistance from other countries.
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