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Up to 40 mm of rain expected in western Algeria

By , based on Algérie 360

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The National Office of Meteorology is maintaining level 2 alerts for rainfall of up to 40 mm in several wilayas in western Algeria. The bulletins cover, among others, Mostaganem, Tiaret, Oran and Béchar until the morning of Tuesday 20 October, according to the ONM.

The National Office of Meteorology (ONM) has renewed its level 2 bulletins for Monday 19 October, forecasting up to 40 mm of rain in several wilayas in western Algeria, Algérie 360 reports.

Civil Protection has also relayed a warning of thunderstorms affecting five wilayas, in force from Monday evening until Tuesday morning. Forecasts indicate that the unsettled weather will spread across much of Algeria on Tuesday 20 October.

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