Forest Fire (13846 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 1029611
Countries: Algeria
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 5885 in the burned area
Burned area: 13846 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Algeria, il presidente Tebboune ringrazia la Protezione Civile impegna.. 7/23/2026 1:49:00 PM.

IPA86887857 - Protection Civile firefighters intervene to extinguish wildfires in the mountains of Bouira, Algeria on July 21, 2026, as the blazes are reported under control according to the civil protection agency. Photo by Billel Bensalem
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Six killed in Algeria forest fires: interior ministry 7/23/2026 8:45:00 AM.

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 country i
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Wildfires damage 150 homes in Northeastern Algeria 7/23/2026 8:20:00 AM.

SERAÏDI — Violent wildfires ripping through northeastern Algeria have left more than 100 people hospitalized and affected nearly 150 homes in the forest-surrounded town of Seraïdi, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Emergency Respons
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Four detained after Algeria accuses suspects of setting deadly forest .. 7/22/2026 9:05:00 PM.

Officials said Saber Ayoub Ben Fougal and Abderrahmane Fouaizia were arrested after investigators recovered video footage that allegedly showed them setting fire to brushland near Constantine''s Pine neighborhood. A third suspect, Farouk Le
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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),