Emmanuel Thomas I Tuesday, July 25, 2023
ALGIERS – Wildfires causing havoc in Europe has spread to Algeria, with a corresponding death of not less than 34 people.
Aljazeera reported that among those affected by the wildfires are 10 soldiers and fire fighting officials. The cause of the wildfires has been traced to high temperatures in Algeria.
This is the latest of documented fire incidents in the African country. More than 100 fires raged in north-eastern Algeria on the night of Sunday, August 14, 2022, affecting 14 governorates (wilayas).
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These wildfires resulted in the death of 44 people and caused more than 250 injuries in addition to the evacuation of the “Mother and Child” medical complex located in Souk Ahras and the displacement of more than 500 families (2,000 people).
The fires also affected the livelihoods of over 6,000 people, including farmers who have lost dozens of hectares, nearly a thousand fruit trees, and more than 400 heads of livestock (cows, sheep, etc).
According to the figures transmitted to the ARC by the wilayas, more than 6,000 hectares were destroyed by the fires. The wilaya of Souk Ahras has lost one-third of its forests.
The Algerian government mobilized more than 1,200 firefighters (National Civil Protection) and seven fire helicopters (National Algerian Army) in response to the disaster in 2022.
