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TexasTowelie

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Fri Aug 19, 2022, 01:23 AM Aug 2022

Forest fires across Algeria kill at least 41 people - Al Jazeera



At least 41 people have been killed in forest fires in Algeria, as emergency crews battle a string of fires across the nation.

Locals have said it is like a "tornado of fire" that swept away everything in seconds.

Al Jazeera's Jillian Wolf has this report.
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Forest fires across Algeria kill at least 41 people - Al Jazeera (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2022 OP
Forests in Algeria? OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2022 #1
If only they had raked.... Mike_in_LA Aug 2022 #2

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Forests in Algeria?
Fri Aug 19, 2022, 01:31 AM
Aug 2022

Honestly, did not know. Media has always portrayed this region as a sand-swept barren.

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