EventAs of early July 25, emergency crews are working to extinguish dozens of wildfires burning across parts of northern Algeria and northwestern Tunisia amid an ongoing heatwave. Authorities in Algeria have reported 97 wildfires across 16 provinces. The most extensive conflagrations are in mountainous areas of Bejaia, Bouira, and Jijel provinces in Algeria and in Jendouba Governorate in Tunisia. Authorities in Algeria have reported at least 34 fatalities, including 10 firefighters, in mountainous areas of Bejaia and Bouira provinces. Authorities have evacuated around 1,500 people in Bejaia, Bouira, and Jijel provinces, and about 8,000 personnel are onsite battling the blazes.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 25, 2023 14:09 UTC