Auch verheerende Feuer in Algerien

Nicht nur in der Türkei und Griechenland wüten Brände, auch Algerien ist schwer betroffen. Dabei sind bislang 65 Menschen zu Tode gekommen:

The death toll from the wildfires raging across Algeria has risen to 65, the government said on Wednesday, as blazes fueled by high temperatures and strong winds burned across the North African country for the third day. 

The casualties include 25 soldiers who were working to contain the fires. Many other soldiers have serious burns, the Defense Ministry said, including 12 who are hospitalized in critical condition.  

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a three-day national mourning period. On Tuesday night, he tweeted his condolences, adding that the fallen soldiers had successfully rescued more than 100 citizens from the mountains of Bejaia and Tizi Ouzou in Algeria’s Kabylia region. 

Bilder aus der Region zeigen das ganze Ausmaß der Katastrophe.