Dab ka dillaacay Beljam wuxuu noqday kii ugu weynaa taariikhda; boqolley qaxooti ah ayaa laga saaray aagga
Beljam waxay la battan tahay dabka ugu weyn ee kaymaha taariikhdeeda ka dillaacay, kaas oo gubay qiyaastii 2,700 hektar ah ee meesha dabiiciga ah ee High Fens ee bariga u dhow xadka Jarmalka. Maalintii Jimcihii ayuu dabku bilaabmay, waxaana qaxay ilaa 600 qof oo degan Waimes, Sourbrodt iyo Buetgenbach.
Dagaalka Dabka iyo Kaalmo Caalami
Midowga Yurub ayaa diray saddex helikobtar iyo laba diyaaradood oo biyaha ku shuba si ay u caawiyaan xakamaynta dabka. Beljam waxay firfircoonisay nidaamka ilaalinta madaniga ah ee Yurub, iyadoo ka keenaysay saddex helikobtar iyo laba diyaaradood oo biyaha ku shuba ee Jekiya, Iswidhan iyo Nederlaan.
Dab-demiye ka kala yimid Jarmalka iyo Luxembourg ayaa ku biiray jawaabta, beeraleyduna waxay gacan siinayeen shaqaalaha degdegga ah iyagoo qoyinaya aagga. Dalxiisayaasha waxaa lagula taliyay inay ka tagaan aagga, halka gymnasium uu furay tuulo deris ah si qaxootiga loo dejiyo.
Khatarta Guryaha iyo Hadallada Mas'uuliyiinta
Wasiiradda Arrimaha Gudaha ee Beljam Bernard Quintin ayaa AFP u sheegtay inuu 'yaabban yahay' xawaaraha dabka iyo baaxadda burburka. Nicolas Yernaux, af-hayeenka maamulka gobolka Wallonia, wuxuu yiri 'khatar ayuu jiraa in dabku gaaro guryaha, laakiin waxaan diraynaa dhammaan kheyraadka la hayo si loo ilaaliyo'.
David Rodolfs, milkiile maqaayad ah oo ku sugan Waimes, wuxuu AFP ku yiri 'Ma arki kartid wax, qiiq ayaa meel walba yaalla'. Dhulka adag ayaa caqabad ku noqday dab-demiyeynta, iyadoo hawlgalladu ay ku tiirsan yihiin diyaaradaha, ayna dab-demiyeeyaashu u oggolaadeen aagagga ay adag tahay in la gaaro inay gubaan.
Cimilada iyo Xiriirka Jarmalka
Heerkulku wuxuu gaaray 37 darajo Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) qaybo ka mid ah Beljam, saynisyahannada ayaana sheegay in isbeddelka cimilada uu kordhiyay suurtagalnimada xaaladaha kulul ee abuura dab baahsan. Xildhibaan Hadja Lahbib wuxuu ku tilmaamay dabka calaamad u ah 'isbeddelka cimilada' qaaradda.
Lahbib wuxuu yiri 'Weligeed xilliga dabku hore uga bilaaban waayay sanadka oo uu gaaray lama degaanada waqooyi ee aan cimiladu kulushahay'. Dabku wuxuu ku yaal xadka u dhow dab kale oo waaweyn oo Jarmalka galbeed ka kacay, kaas oo qaxiyay in ka badan 2,000 qof.
Belgium is fighting its largest wildfire on record, with flames consuming around 2,700 hectares of the eastern High Fens nature reserve near the German border. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of approximately 600 residents in Waimes, Sourbrodt and Buetgenbach as the blaze, which broke out on Friday, continues to spread rapidly across peatlands and pine forests.
Mass Evacuations and Evolving Fire Risk
Shifting winds and heavy smoke have raised alarms that the fire could reach nearby homes, prompting officials to order evacuations and advise tourists to leave the area. A gymnasium in a neighboring municipality was opened to provide shelter for displaced residents.
David Rodolfs, a restaurant owner in Waimes, described the scene to AFP: 'You can't see a thing anymore, there's smoke everywhere.' Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin expressed shock at the fire's speed and extent of destruction.
International Firefighting Response Activated
Belgium activated the EU's civil protection mechanism, bringing in three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft from the Czech Republic, Sweden and the Netherlands. Firefighters from Germany and Luxembourg have also joined the response, while farmers helped emergency crews by wetting down the area.
Difficult terrain has hampered ground operations, forcing firefighters to rely heavily on aerial resources and allowing some hard-to-reach areas to burn. Regional authorities in Wallonia are deploying all available resources to protect homes.
Climate Change Linked to Extreme Fire Conditions
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib called the blaze the latest sign of 'climate upheaval' affecting the continent, noting that the wildfire season has never started so early or reached such northern latitudes.
Scientists say human-caused climate change is increasing the likelihood of hot and dry conditions that allow wildfires to spread faster and burn longer. Belgium experienced temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week.
