2 minutes ago! In Algeria, floods like never seen in 120 years! 77 000 people will be left homeless!

Rescue operations and evacuations continue in eastern Algeria as the country suffers the effects of floods and heavy rains, Algerian civil defense officials said Friday. Authorities said Thursday the bad weather killed two children in northeastern Algeria: a seven-year-old girl in Guelma province and a nine-year-old boy in Tipasa province. Algeria’s Interior Ministry reported that the boy died in Djebalah-Hemissi, Helma province, after a flood caused a stadium wall to collapse on him. The Civil Defense managed to retrieve the body of a seven-year-old girl, which was swept away by a strong current. Eastern governorates such as El Taref, Souk Ahras, Constantine, Stif and Tebessa on the border with Tunisia have also recorded increased rainfall over the past few days, reaching up to 50 millimeters per hour in some areas. The floods have trapped dozens of citizens in their homes, schools and cars. Houses were also damaged or destroyed, vehicles swept off the roads, and vehicles severely damaged. Algeria and neighboring Tunisia were also hit by heavy rains and storms earlier this month.