Wildfires Kill 12 in Algeria as Severe Heatwave Sweeps North Africa
Officials said 54 people were treated for burn injuries, including six in intensive care, as firefighters battled 69 blazes.
- 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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Several regions of Algeria are affected by forest fires, especially in the north-east of the country. There are first fatalities. People flee from the fires, some important connecting roads had to be closed.
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.
At least 12 deaths were reported by the Minister for the Interior and Transport, Saïd Sayud, on an emergency visit to the province of Béjaïa, in Cabilia. (ANSA)
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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
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.
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