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Wildfires swept through several Algerian provinces amid a severe heatwave gripping North Africa.
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A terrifying video appears to show wildfire flames surrounding a home in Agbala village in Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province.
At least 12 people were killed in the wildfires, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said late on Wednesday, including five people in Jijel province, four in Bejaia and three in Tizi Ouzou.
Sayoud added that 54 people had suffered burn injuries, including six in critical condition who are currently in intensive care.
Algeria's civil protection services recorded 154 wildfires across the country on Wednesday. Thirty-six fires were reported in Bejaia province alone, of which 18 had been brought under control.
The fires come as an exceptional heatwave sweeps across North Africa, particularly Tunisia and Algeria.
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