EU sends aircraft as Belgium fights record wildfire
Reporting by Kate Abnett; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Barbara Lewis Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Kate Abnett covers EU climate and energy policy in Brussels, reporting on Europe’s green transition and how climate change is affecting people and ecosystems across the EU. Other areas of coverage include international climate diplomacy. Before joining Reuters, Kate covered emissions and energy markets for Argus Media in London. She is part of the teams whose reporting on Europe’s energy crisis won two Reuters journalist of the year awards in 2022. Water levels on the Rhine river fell to record lows overnight as a heatwave across Europe continued, data from Germany's inland navigation agency WSV showed on Saturday, meaning most transport was shifted to trucks and trains.