Algeria's General Directorate of Civil Protection reported one death and several rescues during heavy thunderstorms affecting Tébessa province between 19 and 20 September. A person died in Bir El Ater after rain and mud caused a landslide that overturned a tractor. Teams rescued two people trapped in a vehicle on Chrea Road and one person from floodwater…
1 DEATH · 3 PEOPLE RESCUED · 5 PASSENGERS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Heavy rain has been affecting north-western Algeria (in particular the Chlef Province) since 6 March, causing flash floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. Media reports, as of 8 March, seven fatalities and three people missing across Oud Sly Municipality (west of Chlef City, Chlef Province), due to flood-related incidents. In addition, a…
After the earthquake event of 6.0 M that occurred on 18 March off the northern coast of Bejaia Province (northern-central Algeria), at least six people have been injured and damage was reported to several buildings, according to media. According to USGS, two more aftershocks of magnitude up to 4.4 M were reported in the area on the afternoon of 18 March…
The Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, are a collection of refugee camps set up in the Tindouf Province , Algeria in 1975–76 for Sahrawi refugees fleeing from Moroccan forces , who advanced through Western Sahara during the Western Sahara War . With most of the original refugees still living in the camps, the situation is among the most…
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit eastern Algeria on Friday August 07, 07:15 am. The quake, which was followed by a 4.5 aftershock, hit Mila province some 350 km (215 miles) east of the capital Algiers. The earthquake has left severe damage to the structures and infra-structures in different areas of Mila, pushing the residents to flee in panic into the…