The incident occurred on Saturday when a farmer moved a bale of straw into his barn, inadvertently triggering the bomb’s detonator. The explosion startled the rural community and caused considerable destruction. Local fire captain Dirk Vandekerckhove described the event as alarming
The new regulation would have prohibited the use of single-use PET bottles and metal cans unless organizers could guarantee that at least 95% of waste would be selectively sorted for recycling
In 2023, the total amount of drinking water delivered to the distribution network in Flanders amounted to 334.4 million cubic metres. This marks a considerable reduction compared to the 388.7 million cubic metres delivered 20 years ago
The decline in the fertility rate is particularly pronounced among younger women. Between 2010 and 2023, the fertility rate among women under 32 years of age experienced a notable decrease
Nationally, the cultivation of grain maize also declined by 16.3%. Despite the overall decrease, Wallonia remains the primary region for spring cereals, accounting for 73.2% of the total, while Flanders dominates grain maize production with 86.8% of the national total
