Wildfires kill 15 in Algeria, 1,500 evacuated as heatwave hits north Africa
Wildfires killed 15 people in the mountainous Bejaia and Bouira
regions of Algeria on Monday, the interior ministry said, as a
heatwave spreads across north Africa and southern Europe, Azernews
reports, citing Anadolu Agency.
Some 7,500 firefighters wee battling to bring the flames under
control, authorities said. Firefighters were alsoat work in the
Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Jijel and Skikda regions.
About 1,500 people had been evacuated.
A major heatwave has hit North African countries, with
tempera-tures reaching 49 Celsius (120 F) in some Tunisian
cities.
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