Waimes

Waimes is a municipality located in the High Fens nature reserve in Belgium's Liege province. It is currently the site of Belgium's largest wildfire on record, which began on Friday and has been spreading eastward towards the German border. The blaze has consumed over 27 square kilometers (10.4 square miles) of the nature reserve, prompting evacuations of hundreds of residents. Firefighters from neighboring countries have been deployed to assist in combating the massive fire, which is being described as the biggest in Belgium in over a century. The smoke from the wildfire has been visible from Germany, highlighting the cross-border impact of the event. The situation in Waimes is newsworthy due to the unprecedented scale of the wildfire and the ongoing efforts to contain it and prevent further spread.