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Algeria is witnessing a worrying increase in forest fires that are exacerbated annually by climate change, leading to drought and heat waves that make the vegetation more fragile.
Several fires have broken out in the Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia regions of the Kabylie region, necessitating the evacuation of dozens of residents.
According to civil protection and eyewitnesses, firefighters were able to control most of the fires by Sunday evening.
The Director General of Forests, Jamal Touahria, confirmed that the evacuation operations included residents in the Tizi Ouzou province where the fires were approaching their homes.
For his part, Nassim Bernaoui, an official in civil protection, explained that most of the fires are under control, but some are still burning in areas that are difficult to reach.
Bernaoui reported from the Ait Frah region, about 25 kilometers from Tizi Ouzou, that the situation is generally under control.
More than 800 firefighters, 187 intervention vehicles and seven aircraft have been mobilized to carry out the extinguishing operations. The fires destroyed olive groves and agricultural areas, in addition to poultry and bee farms and some homes, highlighting the great damage inflicted on these areas.
It is worth noting that this recurring phenomenon confirms the urgent need to take more effective measures to combat fires and reduce the impact of climate change on the environment in Algeria.
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