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Firefighters examine the site of the Setif wildfire.
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Forest fires have intensified amid a heatwave in northern Algeria, claiming lives and destroying homes and vehicles. Getty Images
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A burnt-out car in El Tarf district. Getty Images
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An amusement park in El Tarf was destroyed. Getty Images
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Charred fairground rides. Getty Images
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A burnt bus after wildfires El Tarf. Getty Images
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This man's home was destroyed in El Kala. AFP
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Checking the damage at the El Kala home. AFP
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An elderly woman's house was left in ruins. AFP
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The fires have been made worse by drought. AFP
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Charred seats where bus passengers once sat. AP Photo
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Bare branches in a burnt forest in El Kala. AFP
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Smoke billows in Souarekh. AFP
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Fires have ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria. Reuters
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Burnt woodland after wildfires in El Tarf. Getty Images
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A bus beyond repair in El Kala. Reuters
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The aftermath of a wildfire in Setif. Getty
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Temperatures had exceeded 47°C when numerous blazes broke out.
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Interior Minister Kemal Belcud said forest fires had broken out in 106 locations since the beginning of August.
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Fire vehicles sent to tackle the blaze at Setif.
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Firefighters examine the site of the Setif wildfire.
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Forest fires have intensified amid a heatwave in northern Algeria, claiming lives and destroying homes and vehicles. Getty Images
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A burnt-out car in El Tarf district. Getty Images
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An amusement park in El Tarf was destroyed. Getty Images
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Charred fairground rides. Getty Images
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A burnt bus after wildfires El Tarf. Getty Images
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This man's home was destroyed in El Kala. AFP
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Checking the damage at the El Kala home. AFP
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An elderly woman's house was left in ruins. AFP
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The fires have been made worse by drought. AFP
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Charred seats where bus passengers once sat. AP Photo
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Bare branches in a burnt forest in El Kala. AFP
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Smoke billows in Souarekh. AFP
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Fires have ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria. Reuters
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Burnt woodland after wildfires in El Tarf. Getty Images
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A bus beyond repair in El Kala. Reuters
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The aftermath of a wildfire in Setif. Getty
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Temperatures had exceeded 47°C when numerous blazes broke out.
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Interior Minister Kemal Belcud said forest fires had broken out in 106 locations since the beginning of August.
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Fire vehicles sent to tackle the blaze at Setif.
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Firefighters examine the site of the Setif wildfire.
Algerian teenager killed saving dozens of children from forest fire
Dunya Bouhlasa helped rescue 68 children who were at a scout camp in Al Tarif
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