At least 69 dead as Algeria becomes latest nation hit by wildfires - in pictures

  • Smoke rises from a wildfire in the hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, Algeria.
    Smoke rises from a wildfire in the hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, Algeria.
  • At least 69 people have died in raging wildfires in the North African country.
    At least 69 people have died in raging wildfires in the North African country.
  • Firefighters and locals have battled blazes amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.
    Firefighters and locals have battled blazes amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.
  • Residents use branches in a desperate effort to halt the flames in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou area, east of Algiers.
    Residents use branches in a desperate effort to halt the flames in the mountainous Tizi Ouzou area, east of Algiers.
  • The smouldering shell of a house near Tizi Ouzou, one of the most populous cities in Algeria's Kabylie region.
    The smouldering shell of a house near Tizi Ouzou, one of the most populous cities in Algeria's Kabylie region.
  • Firefighters use a hose to tackle a forest fire around Tizi Ouzou, in the Kabylie region.
    Firefighters use a hose to tackle a forest fire around Tizi Ouzou, in the Kabylie region.
  • A firefighter damps down the remains of a house caught in the path of a wildfire in Ain Al Hammam, Tizi Ouzou.
    A firefighter damps down the remains of a house caught in the path of a wildfire in Ain Al Hammam, Tizi Ouzou.
  • Algeria's interior minister has blamed some of the fires on arsonists.
    Algeria's interior minister has blamed some of the fires on arsonists.
  • A man saves medicines from a health centre, as residents flee from a village near Tizi Ouzou.
    A man saves medicines from a health centre, as residents flee from a village near Tizi Ouzou.
  • Medics grab what supplies they can before they flee a health centre near Tizi Ouzou as flames approach.
    Medics grab what supplies they can before they flee a health centre near Tizi Ouzou as flames approach.
  • Searing temperatures and tinder-dry vegetation have made the area vulnerable to wildfires.
    Searing temperatures and tinder-dry vegetation have made the area vulnerable to wildfires.
  • A man looks on as smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region.
    A man looks on as smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region.
  • Charred trees near Tizi Ouzou.
    Charred trees near Tizi Ouzou.
  • Large areas of Algeria's woodlands have been destroyed in the devastating fires.
    Large areas of Algeria's woodlands have been destroyed in the devastating fires.
  • Villagers attempt to put out a wildfire in Achallam, Tizi Ouzou.
    Villagers attempt to put out a wildfire in Achallam, Tizi Ouzou.
  • Achallam villagers try to halt the flames.
    Achallam villagers try to halt the flames.
  • A man uses a hose to help quell the flames near Achallam.
    A man uses a hose to help quell the flames near Achallam.
  • Sheets of flame tower over a forest near the village of Beni Douala, near Tizi Ouzou.
    Sheets of flame tower over a forest near the village of Beni Douala, near Tizi Ouzou.
  • A crowd gathers to watch as flames engulf woodland near the village of Beni Douala.
    A crowd gathers to watch as flames engulf woodland near the village of Beni Douala.