Twenty-five fatalities in Algeria as North African heatwave triggers destructive wildfires
As a brutal heatwave blankets North Africa and southern Europe, forest fires have erupted in Algeria’s mountainous regions of Bejaia and Bouira, claiming the lives of 25 people, including 10 soldiers, on Monday. Algerian authorities are currently battling to control the flames that continue to consume the region. Approximately 7,500 firefighters are engaged in arduous efforts......