Algerians battle deadly wildfires as Tebboune seeks death penalty for arson
- ALGIERS, Algeria -- Algerian firefighters are struggling against an unprecedented wave of deadly and devastating wildfires that have prompted the president to call for reinstating the death penalty for arsonists.
- The fires have spread across several provinces, creating a vast front of flames stretching from the center to the far east of the country.
- Civil Protection units, supported by army squadrons, were still battling flare-ups in the provinces of Sétif and Guelma this week, where large swathes of forests have been burned.
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- ALGIERS, Algeria -- Algerian firefighters are struggling against an unprecedented wave of deadly and devastating wildfires that have prompted the president to call for reinstating the death penalty for arsonists.
- The fires have spread across several provinces, creating a vast front of flames stretching from the center to the far east of the country.
- Civil Protection units, supported by army squadrons, were still battling flare-ups in the provinces of Sétif and Guelma this week, where large swathes of forests have been burned.
Sources: ABC News