King of Morocco Mohammed VI has given instructions to the Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs to express to their Algerian counterparts the readiness of the Kingdom of Morocco to help Algeria combat the forest fires that are ravaging several regions of the country, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.
The same source pointed out that on the orders of the King, two Canadairs were mobilized to take part in this operation, upon agreement with the Algerian authorities.
According to the Algerian government, the death toll from wildfires that broke out east of the capital has risen to 65, including 25 soldiers.
Several Algerian provinces have for days witnessed outbreaks of massive fires that were exacerbated because of a severe heatwave and hot and strong southern winds.
