{
  "id": 3651301,
  "title": "Wildfires kill 12 people across several Algerian provinces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/wildfires-kill-12-people-across-several-algerian-provinces",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:14:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-27-wildfires-kill-12-people-across-several-algerian-provinces/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Twelve people have died in wildfires that swept through several Algerian provinces. The Interior Minister, Said Sayoud, announced the deaths late on Wednesday.\n\nThe wildfires also injured 54 people, with six in critical condition receiving intensive care. Local channels reported that five victims were in Jijel province, four in Bejaia, and three in Tizi Ouzou, according to Ajel English.\n\nAlgeria's civil protection services recorded 154 fires across the country on Wednesday, with 36 reported in Bejaia province alone, and 18 brought under control there. Authorities indicated that some fires were deliberately set and announced the arrest of suspects.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "At least 12 killed as wildfires rage across several Algerian provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/at-least-12-killed-as-wildfires-rage-across-several-algerian-provinces",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Wildfires kill 12, injure 54 across several Algerian provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/wildfires-kill-12-injure-54-across-several-algerian-provinces",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:24:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}