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Algerians flee wildfires in country's northeast
Residents told to leave homes in the fire's path in Tizi Ouzou province, according to news site Ennahar Online
A fire engine is parked near an area hit by a wildfire in Adekar in Bejaia province, Algeria, on July 25, 2023. — Reuters file
Algerian firefighters on Sunday were battling blazes in the northeastern Kabylie region as families were ordered to evacuate, local media and an AFP journalist said.
Residents were told to leave homes in the fire's path in Tizi Ouzou province, news site Ennahar Online reported quoting a forest official, though it was not immediately clear how many people were affected.
Numerous wildfires have broken out in Tizi Ouzou since Friday, though most of them have been brought under control or were expected to soon, said civil defence official Nassim Bernaoui.
"The situation is under control, but outbreaks of fire continue in hard-to-reach areas," he told AFP in the village of Ait Frah, south of Tizi Ouzou city.
The AFP journalist saw olive groves and fig orchards consumed by fires, as well as hen coops, beehives and some homes.
Authorities in Bejaia province, near Tizi Ouzou, ordered the evacuation of around 20 families from Mezouara village, which is located near a forest where blazes raged on Sunday.
Online videos showed a water bomber deployed to help contain the forest fire.
Wildfires are a common sight in summer in northern Algeria, increasingly exacerbated by drought and heatwaves scientists say are linked to climate change.
More than 30 people died in massive fires that ravaged Bejaia in July 2023, destroying thousands of acres of forests and agricultural lands as well as hundreds of homes.
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