Six killed in Algeria forest fires: interior ministry | Africanews

Wildfires in Algeria have killed six people, the interior ministry announced, with several fires still raging across the North African country gripped by a heatwave.

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A road runs through a charred forest after a fire in Hammam Melouane, Algeria, Sunday, July 19, 2026.

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