Coverage dated July 23, 2023 to July 24, 2023

Dozens dead, hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Algeria

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

At least 34 people have died and thousands more have been forced to evacuate as authorities battle raging wildfires in Algeria, Algeria's Interior Ministry announced.

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  1. France 24

    Algeria fires fanned by winds, extreme heat kill 34 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.

  2. France 24

    Algerian wildfires kill more than 30 people amid blistering heatwave (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.

  3. The Guardian

    Algeria wildfires kill dozens of people including 10 soldiers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    About 7,500 firefighters trying to bring blazes under control and 1,500 people evacuates as heatwave hits

  4. Fox News

    Fierce wildfires sweep across Algeria, resulting in 15 fatalities, 26 injuries (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Fierce wildfires have swept across Algeria, resulting in 15 fatalities and 26 injuries. The fires have forced the evacuation of approximately 1,500 individuals.

  5. Al Jazeera

    At least 15 killed in Algerian wildfires during high heat, winds (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Thousands of firefighters battle blazes as about 1,500 people are forced to evacuate.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Dozens dead, hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage in Algeria (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    At least 34 people have died and thousands more have been forced to evacuate as authorities battle raging wildfires in Algeria, Algeria's Interior Ministry announced.

  7. Delaware Public Media

    Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Algerian government says wildfires raging across the country have killed 25 people and injured about 50. The Defense Ministry says Monday that includes 10 soldiers killed while trying to

  9. France 24

    Algeria battles raging wildfires that have killed 34 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Algerian firefighters were Tuesday battling blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Wildfires in Algeria kill at least 34 and injure hundreds but 80% now extinguished, officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead, with 23 of them in the coastal region of Bejaia, according to authorities and a local radio station keeping track of the grim toll.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Wildfires in Algeria kill at least 34 and injure hundreds but 80% now extinguished, officials say | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Wildfires in Algeria kill at least 34 and injure hundreds but 80% now extinguished, officials say

  12. Washington Times

    Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead - with 23 of them in the coastal region of Bejaia, according to authorities and a local radio station keeping track of the grim toll in Bejaia.

  13. The Boston Globe

    34 killed in Algerian wildfires as heat waves parch Mediterranean region (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, Algerian authorities said Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe, and the sea between them.

  14. France 24

    Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.

  15. Portland Press Herald

    25 killed in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, including soldiers fighting flames (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Operations to tamp down the fires included some 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks on the ground as well as air support.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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