Death toll from Algeria wildfire rises to 12

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Wildfires in Algeria's coastal Bejaia province have claimed 12 lives, rising from initial reports of two fatalities. The disaster has caused injuries and significant damage, with authorities responding to the escalating crisis approximately 300 kilometers from the capital Algiers.

The tolls rose from earlier local media reports of two deaths and an unspecified number of injuries in coastal Bejaia province, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the capital Algiers