In the north Province of Alger flashed forest fires

Province of Alger, 2 August/Xinhua / - According to messages of the Algerian mass media, because of a heat on Tuesday in some areas in the north Province of Alger flashed forest fires, one person as a result was lost, fire destroyed hundreds hectares of the woods.

As it is reported in local mass media, within 24 hours per Province of Boumerdes in the north of the country there were six forest fires. As a result the twenty-year-old guy was lost, some people suffered. Fire destroyed the big area of the woods and orchards. To Province of El Tarf more than 20 fires were recorded, over 400 hectares of the wood burned down, the set of cattle was lost.

besides, in some areas firefighters because of conditions of a landscape cannot get to the wood for suppression of fires. Local villages and villages are surrounded with fire. Exact death toll and victims it is not established yet.

according to experts, forest fires in the north Province of Alger are caused by a strong heat. This week Province of Alger was covered by a heat wave. The maximum temperature regarding regions exceeded 42 degrees. In some areas some months did not drop out a precipitation.