At least 34 people, including ten soldiers, died in violent fires that occurred in northeastern Algeria overnight from Sunday to Monday and are still ongoing, according to a new report published by the Ministry of the Interior on Monday evening. A previous report reported 15 dead and 26 injured following …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires: Emmanuel Macron to send 2 Canadairs to stop fires
Facing the wildfires which continue wreaking havoc in the Kabylia region, French president Emmanuel Macron is not indifferent. As a gesture of solidarity, he promised to send two Canadairs and a command plane in order to stop the advance of fires. Through a Tweet, the French president called Algerians “friends …
Read More »Wildfires in Algeria: fundraising is organized to support the victims (video)
While wildfires continue wreaking havoc in Algeria, appeals for international help multiply on social media. In order to come to the aid of households hard hit by fires, offers of material and medical assistance have increased in recent hours. Donations are still being collected in Algiers, the capital, as shown …
Read More »Algeria: bush fires continue to wreak havoc, 42 dead
At least 42 people are now known to have died as a result of more than 100 wildfires in Algeria. The most intense have taken hold in forested mountains of the Kabylie region, where 25 soldiers have been killed fighting fires. Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune has sent his condolences to …
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