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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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On Wednesday, Algerian authorities registered 154 forest fires in the country. Six people are hospitalized in critical condition.
·Borås, Sweden
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According to a report by the Ministry of the Interior, 12 people were killed on Wednesday, 26 August, in fires that ravaged several regions in the north-east of the country.
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Twelve dead in fires in Algeria
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Among the victims is an 8-year-old boy, many of the injured are in serious condition
·Marousi, Greece
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