Kabyle city, Algeria’s second-largest in the Kabylie region; in the news as wildfires surge amid a severe heatwave, amid France pressing for a jailed Algerian journalist’s release.
Wildfires tear through northern Algeria as authorities report at least 12 dead and dozens injured amid a blistering heatwave. Civil protection says 154 fires are active; dozens of homes have been evacuated as flames threaten coastal provinces Bejaia, Jijel and Tizi Ouzou.