(G. News): Parts of Algeria in Flames fanned by winds, extreme heat and kill over 30 People

Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed at least over 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday, July 24, 2023.

Over 20 people were left injured as the fires raged through residential areas the interior ministry noted.

The north African country recorded 97 blazes across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds as temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the nation.

The largest and deadliest fires ravaged parts of Bejaia and Jijel, in the Kabyle region east of Algiers, and Bouira, southeast of the capital.

The President on Monday, expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased, both civilian and military.

Fires regularly rage through forests and fields in Algeria in summer, and this year have been exacerbated by a heatwave that has seen several Mediterranean countries break temperature records.

In August 2022, massive blazes killed 37 in Algeria's northeastern El Tarf province. It was preceded by the deadliest summer in decades, with 90 people killed in such fires in 2021, particularly the Kabylie region.

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