Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed more than 34 people in less than 24 hours, and forced mass evacuations, according to the government. The worst hit parts of the country are in the northeast, while there is also concern that the fires may spread to neighbouring Tunisia. The fires have already killed at least 34 people, the interior ministry said, revising an earlier estimate of 15 dead. 45 degrees in the Northwest of Tunisia and the fires are decimating the forests between Algeria and Tunisia, reaching the city of Tabarka and villages in the area. Tunisia at riskIn neighbouring Tunisia, fires also raged on Monday in a pine forest, near the border with Algeria, after a blaze in the area last week.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 26, 2023 07:36 UTC