VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-17
“We’re dealing with something much deeper because we have very dry soil,”
Nicolas Yernaux · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
Yernaux compared the current Belgian wildfire to a 2011 blaze in the same area, saying dry soil made conditions worse.
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