Germany's Firebreak: A Border Crisis in Real Time The drama unfolding along the German Belgian border has all the makings of a high stakes thriller: wildfires, evacuations, and economic anxiety.
Beneath the surface, however, lies a more complex crisis – one that affects not just fire and smoke but also Germany's economy.
A recent blaze in Belgium's High Fens nature reserve came perilously close to crossing into German territory, prompting evacuations in the Eifel town of Monschau.