The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed, on Wednesday, Egypt’s sincere condolences and sympathy to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, its brotherly people, and to the families of the victims of the fires that erupted in a number of Algerian provinces, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of Algerian brothers..
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed Egypt’s full support for sisterly Algeria in this painful affliction, expressing sincere wishes for a speedy recovery to all the injured.
On Wednesday, Algerian media confirmed the death of 26 people as a result of the fires in the states of El Tarf and Setif.
The Algerian People’s National Army command sent Air Force helicopters to participate in the firefighting operations that broke out in the forests of the eastern provinces, such as El Tarf, Souk Ahras, Skikda, Bejaia, Setif, Jijel and Annaba..
The Algerian Ministry of National Defense said in a statement, “Following the fires that erupted in the forests of the eastern provinces, such as El Tarf, Souk Ahras, Skikda, Bejaia, Setif, Jijel and Annaba in the fifth military district, the Supreme Command of the People’s National Army (ANP) deployed Air Force helicopters to participate in firefighting operations, especially in areas with terrain. This is a great support for the work of the detachments of the National People’s Army in the field participating in extinguishing the fires that broke out in various forested areas and stricken villages.”
The statement added, “The People’s National Army, within the framework of its noble humanitarian missions, and despite the strong winds that prevented helicopters from interfering in some areas, will spare no effort and will not hesitate in recruiting and exerting all its material and human capabilities until the final extinguishing of all the burning fires.”.”
On Wednesday, the Algerian authorities announced the registration of eight deaths, as a preliminary outcome, after a mass transit bus caught fire on the road linking Kala and Annaba. Malha Village.”
The National Gendarmerie Command in Algeria has asked road users to be careful and avoid walking on the roads adjacent to the forested areas, to avoid risks related to fires and high temperatures, which inevitably affect the safety of passengers and the vehicle..
And on Wednesday evening, the Algerian state of Souk Ahras announced the temporary evacuation of 350 families from their homes and their removal from danger areas due to the fires in the state..
Algerian media indicated that efforts to extinguish these various fires continue with a direct field presence of the governor of Bouzagza-Lounas, where he harnessed for the operation all material and human capabilities in coordination with all concerned interests such as civil protection, forests, the National People’s Army, security interests, local authorities of the concerned municipalities, technical interests, health and population.
The Algerian media clarified that a number of fires were controlled and their continued progress was prevented, as the operation would continue until the outbreak of fires were completely controlled.