‘We only tried to save our lives’: Algerians survey wildfire devastation

Residents of Bordj Tahar village in northeastern Algeria are returning to homes destroyed by wildfires that have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens across the region.

In the aftermath, charred houses, dead livestock and damaged infrastructure tell the story of communities forced to flee as flames swept through the countryside.

Fatiha Boussemaha, resident of Bordj Tahar:

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