Heat wave: hundreds of acres of forest and crops destroyed by fires

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Friday and Saturday, the Civil Protection services have identified the departure of 57 forest fires causing the destruction of 334 hectares of Aleppo pine and 39 bush fires that destroyed 201 hectares of scrub, according to the balance sheet.

The same services have identified the departure of 61 fires, destroying 37.5 hectares crops, 10,010 bales of straw and 7,168 fruit trees, adding that 11 urban fires, industrial and various occurred during this period, in the provinces of Algiers, Tizi Ouzou Bordj Bou Arreridj, Medea, M’sila, Mostaganem and Chlef, without causing casualties.

Over the weekend, 22 people died and 65 were injured in 22 road accidents across the country, according to Emergency Preparedness services, deploring Moreover, the death of 5 people in beaches where swimming is prohibited and water reserves.

 

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