Air force joins battle against Dutch wildfires

Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in two heathland nature reserves in the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Efforts to bring the fires in the Deurnese Peel reserve in Noord-Brabant province and De Meinweg in Limburg province under control continued throughout the night, local media reported.

On Monday, helicopters from the Dutch air force joined in the firefighting operation in the Deurnese Peel, located between the cities of Eindhoven and Venlo.

Firefighters there are battling the flames on foot as fire engines are unable to reach the area.

Local media said the air force would continue to fly support missions over the reserve throughout Tuesday.

It is not known how the wildfires started but weather conditions at the time were dry, with strong winds.