Forest fires in Algeria killed at least 42 people on Tuesday, including 25 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze, the government said
Dozens of separate fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria since Monday night and Interior Minister Kamel Beldjoud accused arsonists of igniting the flames, without providing more details on the allegations."Only criminal hands can be behind the simultaneous outbreak of about 50 fires across several localities," he said.
The Defense Ministry said more soldiers had been badly injured with burns.Several houses were burnt as families were escaping to hotels, youth hostels and university residences, witnesses said, adding that a dense smoke hampered the visibility of fire crews.Smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region on August 10."We had a horror night. My house is completely burnt," said Mohamed Kaci, who had fled with his family from the village of Azazga to a hotel.
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