At least 42 killed in Algeria wildfire

Smoke billows from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on August 10, 2021. /CFP

At least 42 people were killed so far after several forest fires ravaged north Algeria since Monday, local media reported.

The victims included 25 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze.

Dozens of separate fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria since Monday night.