There are at least six deaths in the provisional balance of forest fires that have been hitting large areas of northern Algeria for days. This is reported by the Algerian Ministry of the Interior in a note. (ANSA)
In Algeria, 127 of the 146 forest fires that broke out in the last 24 hours have been extinguished, while control efforts continue for the remaining 19. Authorities reported that they have responded to 1460 fires since July 1st, and that the number of fires this year has doubled compared to last year.