Algeria’s floods kill five and injure over 100

Algeria’s floods have left five dead and over 100 injured after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding across multiple regions, according to the nation’s civil defence service on May 15th, The New Arab reported. 

In Djelfa, three people died after a bus was submerged. A 13-year-old was killed by hail, and another person was swept away by floodwaters. One individual remains missing as rain continues across the country.

Heavy rains continued to impact both the northern and southern regions of Algeria, the largest country on the African continent.

The New Arab/ Maghrebi.org