Death toll from Algeria’s wildfire rises to 65

Death toll from Algeria’s wildfire rises to 65

TRT World says wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people, state TV reported, as some of the most destructive blazes in the country’s history continued to rage.

The government has deployed the army to help fight the fires, which have burnt most fiercely in the mountainous Kabylie region, and 28 of the dead are soldiers, with another 12 critically injured with burns.

“The death toll from the forest fires has climbed to 65 dead — 28 soldiers and 37 civilians — most of them in Tizi Ouzou district” east of the capital, the TV said.

https://www.trtworld.com/africa/death-toll-from-algeria-s-wildfire-rises-to-65-49099

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