Algeria: 65 dead in wildfires, 28 of them soldiers

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A man looks on as smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region,  Algiers. Photo: AFP
A man looks on as smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, Algiers. Photo: AFP

Algiers - Soldiers deployed as relief firefighters have been killed in the fire.

By AFP

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Published: Wed 11 Aug 2021, 3:41 PM

Last updated: Wed 11 Aug 2021, 3:42 PM

At least 65 people, 28 of them soldiers deployed as relief firefighters, have been killed as dozens of wildfires raged for a second day in Algeria Wednesday, state television reported.

"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, it said.


Another 12 soldiers were "in hospital in a critical condition", the television added, following the latest wildfires to hit the Mediterranean this summer.


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