# Twelve dead as more than 150 wildfires rage across northeastern Algeria

https://mins.news/en/item/33932

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 04:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/27/twelve-dead-as-over-150-wildfires-rage-across-northeastern-algeria?traffic_source=rss

> More than 150 fires erupted in a single day across several Algerian provinces, killing at least 12 people. Night-time footage showed flames lighting up the sky as firefighters worked to contain the blazes before they spread further.

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