Five killed in fresh floods in Algeria: report

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Thirty-four people died and 89 were injured according to official count in flash floods that struck southern Algeria last week. Photo courtesy AFP.

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Algers (AFP) Oct 9, 2008
Five people died and six were injured in Algeria Thursday after fresh flash floods struck Ain Torki, 120 kilometres (74 miles) west of Algiers, the APS news agency reported.

The victims, aged between 30 and 60 years old, were sleeping when their homes collapsed after incessant rain flooded the Djemai valley in the Ain Torki region of western Algeria, it said.

Algerian weather services predicted more rain and stormy weather on Thursday and Friday in at least eight areas of the country.

Thirty-four people died and 89 were injured according to official count in flash floods that struck southern Algeria last week.

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Algerian protesters demand aid as floods toll rises to 33

Ghardaia, Algeria (AFP) Oct 3, 2008
Around 5,000 people demonstrated in the flood-riven southern Algerian town of Ghardaia on Friday to demand urgent aid after flash floods killed 33 residents, witnesses said.

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