Fifteen people died and 26 others were injured on Sunday night in forest fires in three departments of northern Algeria, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday.
In all, the country recorded 97 fires in 16 wilayas (prefectures), the most violent of which broke out in Béjaïa, Bouira and Jijel, killing 15 people, the ministry said in a statement.
These fires, fanned by very strong winds, reached residential areas in these three prefectures, where 1,500 people threatened by the flames were evacuated, according to the source.
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