00:01Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ngriyeb spoke with survivors after a fire burnt an orphanage in the country's capital, Algeria, killing
00:10at least 11 people, including children, according to authorities.
00:15Algeria has been sweltering under a heat wave for several days and nearly a thousand fires have been recorded in
00:21the space of a week.
00:22On behalf of the president and members of the government, I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the
00:29families of the victims.
00:31Every summer, northern Algeria is struck by forest fires, a phenomenon exacerbated by drought and climate change.
00:39The fires have killed dozens of people in recent years and destroyed thousands of hectares of forest.
00:44During my visit to Zeralda and Mustafa Bacha hospitals, we gave all the necessary instructions to ensure optimal care for
00:56the victims and the injured from this incident.
01:04The Algerian Civil Defence said the toll was provisional and added that another 19 people were injured in the fire,
01:11the cause of which is unknown.
01:14The Algerian Civil Defence
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