French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – Europe live

<p>Belgium wildfire creeps closer to German border, as 104 firefighters and 36 vehicles from France help with Spain wildfire effort </p><p>As flagged earlier, <strong>Belgium’s King Philippe is now visiting the emergency coordination centre looking after the firefighters tackling the major fire in the eastern part of the country </strong>(<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/17/europe-wildfires-france-greece-belgium-germany-climate-crisis-drought-extreme-heat-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a82b4408f08bd3e82544cdd#block-6a82b4408f08bd3e82544cdd">9:39</a>).</p><p><strong>The European Commission has deployed assistance to Belgium and Spain as part of the bloc’s civil protection mechanism.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/17/europe-wildfires-france-greece-belgium-germany-climate-crisis-drought-extreme-heat-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>