Traffic accidents cause 74 deaths this week

Between July 26 and August 1, several traffic accidents occurred across various regions of the country, resulting in 74 deaths and 1,951 injuries. The highest number of casualties was recorded in Boumerdes Province, which experienced 28 deaths and 54 injuries from 40 accidents. Additionally, civil protection units rescued 6,354 people from drowning and provided first aid to another 2,112 individuals. Tragically, 19 people lost their lives at sea in Boumerdes, along with 3 others in water bodies. In the area of forest fires, civil protection units extinguished a total of 2,730 fires, most notably in Algiers, in efforts to control the spread of wildfires across various regions.