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Civil Protection Reports 24 Road Deaths in a Week as Strong Winds Hit Algeria

11 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Civil Protection Reports 24 Road Deaths in a Week as Strong Winds Hit Algeria — Photo : independent.co.ug (adresse collée)

ALGIERS — Twenty-four people died and 1,771 were injured in 1,467 road accidents across Algeria over the past week, according to the weekly report of the Civil Protection service published on Tuesday.

Constantine was the worst-hit province, with four deaths, 60 injuries and 54 accidents. The report did not give the exact dates of the reporting week or the causes of the crashes.

Civil Protection is the national emergency service responsible for rescue, firefighting and first aid. Its teams also treated 55 people for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by heaters and water heaters in homes, in several provinces. Two of them died, one in Algiers and one in Djelfa. The cases underline the seasonal risk as temperatures fall and households switch on heating.

Firefighters dealt with 720 fires of all kinds during the week, including domestic and industrial blazes. Algiers recorded the most, with 108, followed by Blida with 43 and Oran with 29.

The figures coincide with a spell of unsettled weather. The National Meteorological Office (ONM) issued warnings of heavy thunderstorms for Tuesday afternoon and evening in provinces including Saïda, Sidi Bel Abbès, Naâma, El Bayadh, Béchar, Béni Abbès and Tindouf. For Wednesday, it forecast rain and storms along the western coast, in Oran, Aïn Témouchent and Tlemcen, and strong sustained winds across a wide belt of the Highlands and the south-west, from Tébessa and Batna to Béchar and Tindouf.

The ONM also warned of sand being lifted in the south-west and the western Highlands, which can sharply reduce visibility on exposed roads. The ONM directs the public to its website for updated bulletins, and the strong winds and reduced visibility are expected to make driving difficult across the affected provinces on Wednesday.

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