Wildfires across Algeria kill at least 34

ALGIERS — Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heat wave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.

As temperatures hit 48 C in parts of the North African country, it recorded 97 blazes across 16 provinces, fanned by strong winds, the Interior Ministry said.

The fires killed at least 34 people, including 10 soldiers, as the fires raged through residential areas, the Interior Ministry said, revising an earlier toll of 15 dead.