The wildfire in Hürtgenwald, North Rhine-Westphalia, remains uncontrolled, even though it has not spread further. The appeal to the public to avoid forests is being intensified.
A forest fire is spreading in the Eifel, leading to the evacuation of around 2,000 people in Hürtgenwald. Potential evacuations are also being considered in Rhineland-Palatinate due to smoke.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, firefighters are battling a forest fire that increasingly threatens the municipality of Hürtgenwald, leading to the evacuation of 1,800 people.
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