Wildfires on Algerian-Tunisian border - in pictures

  • Residents block a street during a demonstration demanding the Tunisian authorities restore water supplies in Melloula. AFP
    Residents block a street during a demonstration demanding the Tunisian authorities restore water supplies in Melloula. AFP
  • The charred remains of trees after a forest fire in Melloula, near the border with Algeria. AFP
    The charred remains of trees after a forest fire in Melloula, near the border with Algeria. AFP
  • Work is being carried out to restore essential services as men walk with electric cables through the charred remains of trees after a forest fire near the town of Melloula. AFP
    Work is being carried out to restore essential services as men walk with electric cables through the charred remains of trees after a forest fire near the town of Melloula. AFP
  • Fires in Algeria, Tunisia and Greece offer a brutal taste of what the future may hold without decisive moves to stymie the worst of global warming. AFP
    Fires in Algeria, Tunisia and Greece offer a brutal taste of what the future may hold without decisive moves to stymie the worst of global warming. AFP
  • The devastation in Tabarka on the Tunisian-Algerian border. Photo: Ghaya Ben Mbarek/ The National
    The devastation in Tabarka on the Tunisian-Algerian border. Photo: Ghaya Ben Mbarek/ The National
  • Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire raging near the town of Melloula in northwestern Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. AFP
    Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire raging near the town of Melloula in northwestern Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. AFP
  • Burnt trees stand in the wake of a forest fire near the town of Melloula. AFP
    Burnt trees stand in the wake of a forest fire near the town of Melloula. AFP
  • Authorities said on Monday that 97 fires were burning, affecting forests and agricultural areas in 16 governorates on the country’s eastern coast. AFP
    Authorities said on Monday that 97 fires were burning, affecting forests and agricultural areas in 16 governorates on the country’s eastern coast. AFP
  • Algerian meteorological services said a record heatwave would hit the country in the coming days, with temperatures reaching 48ºC. AFP
    Algerian meteorological services said a record heatwave would hit the country in the coming days, with temperatures reaching 48ºC. AFP
  • Tunisian authorities continue to evacuate the 2,500 Meloula village residents. AFP
    Tunisian authorities continue to evacuate the 2,500 Meloula village residents. AFP
  • Most roads leading to the affected areas have been blocked by flames. EPA
    Most roads leading to the affected areas have been blocked by flames. EPA
  • A man tries to extinguish a fire in the village of Zberber, Bouira province in the Kabyle region, Algeria. EPA
    A man tries to extinguish a fire in the village of Zberber, Bouira province in the Kabyle region, Algeria. EPA
  • The Algerian Defence Ministry said 10 soldiers were killed and 25 injured in wildfires in the Beni Kesila area of Bejaia during rescue operations. AFP
    The Algerian Defence Ministry said 10 soldiers were killed and 25 injured in wildfires in the Beni Kesila area of Bejaia during rescue operations. AFP
  • The aftermath of Algeria's wildfires in Toudja town. AFP
    The aftermath of Algeria's wildfires in Toudja town. AFP