74 Lives Lost in a Week Accidents

During the period from July 26 to August 1, a total of 74 people were killed and 1,951 others injured in traffic accidents across various regions of Algeria. The most notable incident occurred in Boumerdes Province, where 28 people lost their lives and 54 were injured in 40 accidents. Civil protection forces also intervened to rescue 6,354 people from drowning and provided first aid to another 2,112. Additionally, 22 deaths were recorded due to maritime accidents during the same period. Firefighting units also put out 2,730 wildfires in different areas, including 309 vegetation fires, as well as residential and industrial fires.