Algeria Wildfires: Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames

Algeria: wildfires are raging Algeria 25 people were killed, including 10 Soldiers Government ministries said Monday that they are trying to control the flames in the face of fierce winds and scorching summer temperatures.

The Interior Ministry said at least 1,500 people had been evacuated, without providing details.
The Ministry of Interior announced 15 deaths and 24 injuries. In addition, the Ministry of Defense later announced that 10 soldiers were killed and 25 injured during fires in the resort area of ​​Beni Kesila, east of Algiers.

It was not immediately clear what time period the casualties occurred, but the fire has been burning for several days.
The forest fires, some of which were spread by strong winds, moved through forests and agricultural areas in 16 districts, causing 97 fires in the North African country. The interior ministry said the largest and deadliest fires ravaged parts of Bejaia, Jijel – in the Kabylie region east of Algiers – and Bouira, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Algiers.
Extinguishing the fires involved about 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks on the ground as well as air support.
Algeria is no stranger to summer fires.
At least 37 people were killed last August after forest fires broke out near Algeria’s northern border with Tunisia.
A year ago, authorities said dozens were killed in the fires — including soldiers called in to help fight fires in a mountainous Kabylie region dotted with villages.
Strong winds and back-to-back heat waves have fueled ferocious fires in Greece and elsewhere around the Mediterranean this summer.