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Algeria forest fires extinguished

By AFP
August 19, 2021

Algiers: All forest fires in Algeria have been extinguished, the emergency services said on Wednesday, ending over a week of deadly blazes that left at least 90 people dead. Fires broke out on August 9, and at one point dozens were raging in multiple sites across northern Algeria, burning tens of thousands of hectares of forest.