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Wildfires Kill 12 in Algeria as Severe Heatwave Sweeps North Africa
Officials said 54 people suffered burn injuries and six were in intensive care as firefighters battled 69 blazes.
- On Wednesday, wildfires across northeastern Algeria killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, according to Interior Minister Said Sayoud. The blazes spread across several provinces, forcing mass evacuations in affected coastal areas.
- North Africa is enduring a severe heatwave that the World Meteorological Organization says has intensified due to climate change. These conditions regularly fuel forest fires in Algeria during summer months, exacerbating the intensity of recent blazes.
- Interior Minister Sayoud reported 54 people suffered burn injuries, with six in intensive care. Firefighters battled 69 active blazes as of Wednesday evening, with strong winds fueling rapid spread across the landscape.
- Health Minister Mohamed Seddik Ait Messaoudene joined Sayoud in traveling to Bejaia to "assess the progress of firefighting operations on the ground... and the condition of the injured," the APS news agency reported.
- Authorities recorded more than 2,000 blazes nationwide in July, reflecting the region's recurring summer fire pattern. The Bejaia region experienced devastating fires three years ago that killed 30 people; three major national highways remain closed near Bejaia, Jijel, and Setif.
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Many residents had to be evacuated to various prefectures, including Bejaia and Jijel, according to civil protection and local media. On Wednesday evening, 69 fires were still under way and were being fought by firefighters.
·Paris, France
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Wildfires kill 12 in Algeria as severe heatwave sweeps North Africa
Twelve people died and dozens were injured as wildfires tore through northern Algeria on Wednesday, with authorities battling more than 150 blazes amid a scorching heatwave sweeping across North Africa.…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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