54 fires recorded in 48 hours in Algeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
Algeria’s Civil Protection recorded 54 fires in 48 hours, including 42 brought under control and eight still active on Thursday morning in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Mila, Tizi-Ouzou, Jijel and Chlef, according to its 12 November report. The fires come in November, as temperatures are unusually high for the season.
Algeria’s Civil Protection recorded 50 fires in 24 hours, bringing the number of fires recorded over 48 hours to 54. Forty-two fires had been extinguished and eight remained active at 07:00 on Thursday in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Mila, Tizi-Ouzou, Jijel and Chlef, according to Civil Protection.
The fires still active included forest fires in Adekar and El Milia, as well as scrub and maquis fires in Aokas, Aït Chafaa and Azeffoun. Civil Protection services said none of these fires threatened residents in the communes concerned, while the forest fire in Beni Haoua, in Chlef wilaya, was under control.
