North Africa: Heatwave Hits North Africa, With Power Cuts in Tunisia and Wildfires in Algeria

In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C. In neighbouring Algeria, more than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires, the country’s interior minister said this week.

For days, the STEG state electricity and gas company has been issuing daily heat alerts in Tunisia, listing neighbourhoods where it would cut electricity to reduce pressure on the national grid.

STEG chief executive Faycel Trifa said heavy…