Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, the Algerian authorities said on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe and the sea between them.
The dead include 10 soldiers who were aiding rescue efforts across Algeria’s forested Kabylia region, the Algerian Interior Ministry said.
Another 16 people died in the fires in the village of Ath Oussalah, according to Berber TV, a local broadcaster.
“I wish her home burned down but she was still alive,” the woman told onlookers in the village.
Plumes of smoke rose from at least 16 cities east of the capital, Algiers, including Bejaia, Jijel and Tizi Ouzou.
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Organizations:
Algerian Interior Ministry
Locations:
North Africa, Southern Europe, Kabylia, Algerian, Ath Oussalah, Algiers