Forest Fire (11068 ha) in Algeria 18 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029601
Countries: Algeria
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Jul 2026 - 22 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 2862 in the burned area
Burned area: 11068 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Latest media headlines

Six killed in Algeria forest fires: interior ministry 7/22/2026 1:30:00 PM.

ALGIERS: Wildfires in Algeria have killed six people, the interior ministry announced, with several fires still raging across the North African country gripped by a heatwave. “In the wake of the fires that affected certain provinces of the
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Algeria, maxi evacuazione ad Annaba per i vasti incendi boschivi 7/22/2026 1:07:00 PM.

ALGERI - Le autorità algerine hanno avviato con urgenza un''evacuazione su larga scala della popolazione nelle aree minacciate dagli incendi boschivi nel comune di Seraïdi, provincia costiera di Annaba, dove le fiamme continuano ad avanzare
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Algeria shifts residents and hospital patients as wildfires spread in .. 7/22/2026 12:41:00 PM.

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities moved residents out of fire-hit areas in the eastern province of Annaba and evacuated a hospital in Seraidi late Tuesday as crews worked to contain fast-moving wildfires. In a statement, the General Directorate
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Algeria wildfires nears hospital, 100 patients evacuated 7/22/2026 12:13:00 PM.

ALBAWABA - Massive wildfires killed at least six people in Algeria as emergency workers continued efforts to control the blaze, which drew near a hospital. Algerian authorities said on Wednesday that rescue teams evacuated more than 100 inj
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),