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# Six people killed in wildfires across Algeria
- URL: https://www.rapidreport.news/algeria-wildfires-deaths/
- Published: 2026-07-21T18:16:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-21T18:16:13.000Z
- Description: Six people have died as more than 170 wildfires burn across Algeria amid extreme heat, with blazes concentrated in the eastern provinces of Skikda, Béjaia, El Tarf and Annaba
- Author: Max Hadley
- Tags: World

Algeria is facing a severe wave of wildfires, with more than 170 fires reported across multiple provinces in recent days amid extreme heat.

> WATCH: Hellish scenes as massive fires rage across Algeria [pic.twitter.com/wjtPSpnXoJ](https://t.co/wjtPSpnXoJ?ref=rapidreport.news)
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> — Rapid Report (@RapidReport2025) [July 21, 2026](https://x.com/RapidReport2025/status/2079621168726790241?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=rapidreport.news)

  
Of those, 130 fires have been brought under control, while crews continue working to contain the rest.

The blazes have torn through forests, farmland and orchards, hitting the eastern provinces of Skikda, Béjaia, El Tarf and Annaba hardest.