65 Dead In Algeria Fires, 28 Of Them Soldiers: New Toll
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 11, 2021 | 04:35 PM
At least 65 people, 28 of them soldiers deployed as relief firefighters, have been killed as dozens of wildfires raged for a second day in Algeria Wednesday, state television reported
Algiers, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2021 ) :At least 65 people, 28 of them soldiers deployed as relief firefighters, have been killed as dozens of wildfires raged for a second day in Algeria Wednesday, state television reported.
"The death toll from the forest fires has climbed to 65 dead -- 28 soldiers and 37 civilians -- most of them in Tizi Ouzou district" east of the capital, it said.
Another 12 soldiers were "in hospital in a critical condition", the television added, following the latest wildfires to hit the Mediterranean this summer.
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