Algeria combats wildfires, observes day of mourning

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Blazes raged across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean.

The North African country has been in the grip of devastating fires since Monday that have claimed at least 69 lives — 41 civilians and 28 soldiers.

Villagers forced to evacuate in order to escape the flames began trickling back to their homes, overwhelmed by the scale of the damage. The Algerian authorities say they suspect widespread arson after so many fires erupted in such a short space of time. Algeria is also chartering two firefighting planes from the European Union, aircraft recently used to combat fires in Greece.“They will help the rescue efforts to deal with the terrible fires that Algeria has been facing for several days,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Thursday.

Each summer, Algeria endures seasonal wildfires, but rarely anything approaching this year’s disaster.

 

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