阿尔及利亚北部野火肆虐致至少12人死亡

阿尔及利亚北部沿海多省爆发大规模野火，已造成至少12人遇难，另有至少54人烧伤，其中至少6人正在重症监护室接受治疗 1。遇难者具体分布在吉杰勒省5人、贝贾亚省4人以及提济乌祖省3人 1。目前，全国消防人员正全力扑救69处火情 1。

阿尔及利亚内政部长赛义德·萨尤德（Said Sayoud）与卫生部长穆罕默德·西迪克·艾特·梅萨乌德内（Mohamed Seddik Ait Messaoudene）已前往贝贾亚省，实地评估灭火与居民疏散工作 1。此次火灾正值北非遭遇严重热浪，世界气象组织指出北非是非洲六个次区域中变暖最快的地区，1991年至2025年间每十年升温0.43摄氏度，气候变化显著加剧了火灾的强度与严重性 1。此外，该地区火灾频发，7月全国发生超过2000起火灾，上月记录至少6人因火灾死亡，而三年前贝贾亚地区的毁灭性大火曾夺走30人的生命 1。

Large-scale wildfires have erupted across multiple northern coastal provinces of Algeria, resulting in at least 12 deaths and dozens of injuries 1. Among the injured, at least 54 people suffered burn injuries, with at least six currently receiving treatment in intensive care units 1. The fatalities were distributed across three provinces, with Jijel Province reporting five deaths, Bejaia Province recording four, and Tizi Ouzou Province confirming three 1.

In response to the crisis, Interior Minister Said Sayoud and Health Minister Mohamed Seddik Ait Messaoudene traveled to Bejaia to assess the firefighting and evacuation efforts 1. Meanwhile, firefighters are actively battling 69 separate fires across the country 1.

These blazes occurred during a severe heatwave in North Africa, a region where climate change has exacerbated the intensity and severity of such fires 1. According to the World Meteorological Organization, North Africa is the fastest-warming subregion among the six in Africa, experiencing a temperature increase of 0.43 degrees Celsius per decade between 1991 and 2025 1. The current disaster follows a series of recent fire incidents; last month, Algeria recorded at least six fire-related deaths, and over 2,000 fires were reported nationwide in July 1. Additionally, the Bejaia region previously suffered a devastating fire three years ago that claimed 30 lives 1.