Forest fires kill 15 in Algeria
BOUIRA, ALGERIA - JULY 24: At least 15 people were killed and 26 injured in a series of devastating forest fires that swept through several states in northern Algeria, said Interior Ministry on Monday.In a statement, the ministry said that 97 fires were recorded late Sunday and they affected forests and agricultural crops in 16 provinces.It noted that the blaze spread to some villages.The ministry said it registered "15 victims and 26 injured, while 1,500 citizens were evacuated."To combat the flames, a team of around 7,500 civil protection personnel has been deployed. They are utilizing 350 trucks of various sizes, along with aerial support, to extinguish the fires and bring the situation under control, the ministry said.As of now, firefighting efforts have successfully contained fires in the provinces of Boumerdes, Bouira, Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Jijel, and Skikda.(Footage by Fazil Abd Erahim /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
PURCHASE A LICENSE
Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset.
DETAILS
Restrictions:
Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses.NO SALES IN TÃœRKÄ°YE.
Credit:
Editorial #:
1568574706
Collection:
Anadolu
Date created:
July 24, 2023
Upload date:
License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:02:00:05
Location:
Algeria
Mastered to:
MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 25p
Source:
Anadolu Video
Object name:
20230724_3_59633319_91300674
- 2023,
- Accidents and Disasters,
- Agricultural Field,
- Agriculture,
- Algeria,
- Burning,
- Casualty,
- Color Image,
- Death,
- Environment,
- Evacuation,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Fire - Natural Phenomenon,
- Flame,
- Forest,
- Forest Fire,
- HD Format,
- Horizontal,
- Human Interest,
- Natural Disaster,
- North,
- Number 500,
- Occupation,
- Organized Group,
- People,
- Physical Injury,
- Produced Segment,
- Protection,
- Real Time Video,
- Social Issues,
- Victim,
- Village,