Wildfires kill 12 people across several Algerian provinces
Civil protection recorded 154 wildfires nationwide as officials said six of the burn victims were in intensive care.
- On Wednesday, 154 wildfires swept across Algeria, killing 12 people, as Interior Minister Said Sayoud confirmed fatalities across Jijel, Bejaia, and Tizi Ouzou provinces.
- An exceptional heatwave sweeps across North Africa, intensifying conditions as Algeria faces recurring summer wildfires that killed at least six people last month.
- Civil Protection services reported 54 people suffered burn injuries, including six in critical condition in intensive care, while 37 active wildfires continue burning nationwide.
- In Bejaia province, 18 of 36 reported fires are under control, though a wildfire in Bouhyane village claimed an eight-year-old boy and a 22-year-old woman.
- Several families evacuated as a precaution in Jijel province as Civil Protection authorities continue monitoring 37 active blazes amid the ongoing environmental emergency.
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Noticias ao MinutoAt 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 69 fires were still active and being fought by firefighters, 18 of them in Béjaia and seven in Jijel, according to the Civil Protection of that country.
Forest fires kill at least 12 people in Algeria as severe heatwave grips North Africa
ALGIERS — At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in forest fires that swept through northeastern Algeria amid a severe heatwave gripping North Africa, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said late on Wednesday.The fatalities included five people in Jijel province, four in Bejaia and three in Tizi Ouzou, Sayoud told national television.The tolls rose from earlier local media reports of two deaths and an unspecified number of injuries in coas…
Authorities registered 154 forest fires across the country on Wednesday.
Forest fires in north-eastern Algeria killed at least 12 people and resulted in the evacuation of dozens of people. At least 12 people died and dozens more died.
Algeria's Interior Minister announced the death of 12 people following widespread fires in several provinces of the country.
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