Algerian wildfires kill 18 military men -defense ministry
Smoke rises from a forest fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar
Eighteen Algerian military men have died fighting wildfires that broke out on Monday night east of the capital, Algiers, the defense ministry said.
The government earlier said six civilians had been killed in the fires that erupted in Tizi Ouzou province, some 100 km (62 miles) east of Algiers.
People attempt to put out a fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of Algiers, Algeria August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar
(Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed; Editing by Chris Reese)
Smoke rises from a forest fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz BoumzarA civil protection rescue worker walks near smoke rising from a forest fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of Algiers, Algeria August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz BoumzarA civil protection vehicle is pictured during a forest fire in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou province, east of Algiers, Algeria August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar
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