Storms of up to 30 mm forecast in five Algerian wilayas
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
Algeria’s National Office of Meteorology forecasts 20 to 30 millimetres of rain in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Jijel, Skikda, Annaba and El Tarf, which have been placed on level 2 alert. The warning is valid on 24 October from 3am to 3pm, according to the special weather bulletin cited by Algérie 360.
Thunderstorms bringing locally 20 to 30 mm of rain are expected on Saturday 24 October in five wilayas in eastern Algeria: Béjaïa, Jijel, Skikda, Annaba and El Tarf. The National Office of Meteorology (ONM) has placed these areas on level 2 alert from 3am to 3pm, Algérie 360 reports.
A separate alert covers Souk Ahras, Mila, Tébessa, Guelma, Tizi Ouzou, Sétif, Constantine, Khenchela, Boumerdès and Bouira, as well as Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Djanet and Illizi. Meteorological services advise people to avoid wadis and flood-prone areas, and to exercise extra caution on mountain and coastal roads.
The Directorate General of Civil Protection has also recorded 11 fires affecting vegetation, crops, palm groves and haystacks in several wilayas. Ten of the fires had been extinguished by the time its assessment was issued on Friday evening, according to a statement carried by Algérie 360.
