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About 1,800 Evacuated As Wildfire Approaches German Village

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM

About 1,800 evacuated as wildfire approaches German village

DUSSELDORF, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 14th Aug, 2026) Authorities ordered the evacuation of a village in western Germany on Friday as a wildfire spread towards the community, putting about 1,800 residents at risk.

The entire district of Gey in the Hürtgenwald municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia was to be "evacuated immediately," the municipality said.

Germany's NINA emergency warning app issued its highest alert level, "extreme danger," as the fire moved closer to the residential area.

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