50 fires and gusts of 80 km/h in Algeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
Fifty fires were recorded overnight in Algeria, 42 of them extinguished and eight still being tackled by emergency services, while gusts exceeding 80 km/h injured two people in Mascara. Fires affected forests, palm groves and farmland in five wilayas, according to Algerian Civil Protection.
Algerian Civil Protection extinguished 42 of the 50 fires recorded in a single night, while eight fires were still being tackled in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Mila, Tizi Ouzou, Jijel and Chlef. The fires affected forests, palm groves, agricultural plots and straw stocks, reports Algérie 360.
In Béjaïa, the Adekar forest and Aokas scrubland were affected. In Mila, the municipalities of Terrai Bainane and Aïn Tinn recorded fires, while Ait Chafâa and Azazga accounted for most of the interventions in Tizi Ouzou, according to Algérie 360.
Winds also reached 60 to 70 km/h, with gusts that could exceed 80 km/h. In Mascara, the collapse of a wall onto a house damaged the roof and led to two people being treated for shock. Trees also fell in Blida, Boufarik and Médéa, according to Algérie 360.
The National Office of Meteorology is maintaining a level 2 special weather bulletin for 26 wilayas, with winds from west to south-west accompanied in places by raised sand, reports Algérie 360.
