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ALGIERS, Algeria - At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
Kamel Beldjoud told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisi
Several people suffered burns or breathing difficulties, but no new official figures have been given on the number of injured.
A previous report by the Civil Protection said that four people had suffered various degrees of burns and 41 others had breathing difficulties in Souk Ahras, another border
At least thirty eight people have died and several dozen were injured in forest fires that affected Wednesday 14 departments in northern Algeria, reviving the s