Algeria: Capital’s neighbourhoods submerged after recent flooding
On December 3rd, 2025, Algiers was hit with a massive torrential rainfall, which resulted in disruptive flooding, according to Atlas Mag. This triggered a series of landslides which desecrated the Algerian capital, leaving neighbourhoods submerged.
Images and videos from social media depict blocked roads, submerged vehicles and communities left overwhelmed. Yet miraculously there had not been any reported casualties or major damages.
This stays a reminder of the constant dread faced in Algeria. A snapshot of risk that has existed in Algiers for decades. In 2024, both Morocco and Algeria faced massive destruction of homes and dozens killed. In this instance the government responded by sending thousands of military protection to rescue families.
In 2025 there is still ongoing concerns about mitigating extreme weather disasters with disaster readiness and urban planning. Algeria faced similar circumstances already this year on May 15th, where the flood left five dead and 100 injured.
Destruction of homes, displacing many families, damage to necessities and the psychological turmoil of repeated disasters are the effects of these disasters.
Urban development has suffered through the lack of protective construction, proper drainage systems, and insufficient infrastructure to handle extreme rainfall. It called for a national flood prevention in November, detailing that authorities must implement a local scale project such as rehabilitation of riverbeds, waterbeds, and valleys.
The reoccurrence of these incidents in 2025 calls for a new rebranding to handle extreme rainfall. This outlook for Algeria looks to invest more in flood prevention strategies and a start would be increasing attention through the national climate plan.
Communities living near the epicentre, reaffirming that even with no casualties they live in constant fear and vulnerability. Frequent flooding, disrupts daily life, and imposes social and economic costs.
As climate patterns shift, this latest flood should serve as a wake-up call.
The Atlas Mag / Maghrebi.com
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