Wildfires in Algeria kill dozens, force hundreds to flee homes

A man tries to extinguish the remains of a fire in the village of Zberber, in Bouira province in the mountainous Kabyle region of Algeria [EPA-EFE]

Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed more than 30 people, including 10 soldiers battling the flames, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes along the country’s Mediterranean coastal region.

The reports of the deaths came on Monday as temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the North African country.