- Title: Firefighters contain wildfires in Algeria's Chrea mountain village
- Date: 27th August 2025
- Summary: CHREA, BLIDA, ALGERIA, (AUGUST 27, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING AND FIREFIGHTER SPRAYING WATER TO EXTINGUISH FIRE VARIOUS OF WHITE SMOKE RISING IN VALLEY FIREFIGHTER STANDING NEXT TO FIRE TRUCK FIRE TRUCKS FIREFIGHTERS PULLING WATER HOSE FIREFIGHTER HOLDING WATER HOSE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS AND INFORMATION AT ALGERIAN CIVIL PROTECTIO
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- Keywords: ALGERIA FIRE FORESTES WEATHER WILDFIRE
- Location: CHREA, BLIDA, ALGERIA
- City: CHREA, BLIDA, ALGERIA
- Country: Algeria
- Topics: Africa,Disaster/Accidents,Wildfires/Forest Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA001023027082025RP1
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- Story Text: Residents were evacuated from their homes in Algeria’s Chrea mountains as wildfires spread, but by Wednesday (August 27), firefighters had put out the blaze.
"We carried out a precautionary evacuation of 20 families living in the vicinity," said Deputy Director of Statistics and Information at Algerian Civil Protection, Nassim Bernaoui, adding that there had been no major injuries.
Algeria faces seasonal wildfires each summer, often worsened by extreme heat and drought. Authorities have urged vigilance as the region continues to experience high temperatures and dry winds.
The wildfire started on August 18 and has affected several provinces in Algeria.
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