Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 34 people, including 10 soldiers battling the flames.
The Algerian interior ministry said it recorded 97 blazes, fanned by fierce winds and extreme heat, across 16 provinces.
According to initial reports, at least 26 people were also injured.
The ministry said the fires also forced the evacuation of some 1,500 people from the Bejaia, Bouira and Jijel provinces east of the capital Algiers. The three provinces in Algerias Mediterranean coastal region have seen the worst of the fires.
About 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks aided by aerial support were battling to bring the flames under control across the country, authorities said, including in the Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Jijel and Skikda regions.
