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Algeria wildfires

Dozens killed and thousands evacuated as northern region of country experiencing a record heatwave.

At least 34 people have been killed and thousands evacuated after wildfires broke out across Algeria, the country's interior ministry says. The most extensive fires, in the mountainous Kabylie region to the east of Algiers, spread to residential areas in the coastal towns of Bejaia and Jijel, fanned by high winds.

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(Image: Men stand near burnt vehicles in the aftermath of a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria on 25 July 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Boudina)

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Tue 25 Jul 2023 20:06GMT

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