00:00poor things. And hello, welcome to a new episode of your show, What's Happening. Today is Sunday,
00:05the 30th, the 30th, the 8th, 2026, the 30th, August 20, 26, and 13, Rabi Allawa. Unfortunately,
00:14the painful clips are still coming to us from Algeria. I mean, there's some good news and
00:20some bad news. The good news is, thank God, they were able to control most, a large percentage
00:27of the fires that broke out in our sister Algeria during the past few days.
00:34But now, very, very sad clips have started to appear about what happened there.
00:41Let me go and watch one of the leak clips. A person went to his house and simply filmed how
00:47the fire
00:48completely consumed their home. It burned the house from the outside and also from the inside.
00:54Basically, there is no house left.
01:02It's a clip that Algerians will remember for a long time. But honestly, all we can do is salute
01:09Algeria's civil protection teams. These children and people and the social solidarity we saw from
01:17the people of Algeria and the solidarity among the provinces and the support from the other provinces
01:24for the afflicted Jigel province in Algeria. For example, let me show you the second clip of a young man.
01:33He documents and speaks with pain about how he lost his father and mother in the fire and how he
01:41lost the car,
01:42the house burned down. Unfortunately, his father and mother burned. They couldn't escape from these fires.
01:50And he puts his trust in God regarding this calamity. A young man, all respect to this young man
01:58and our deepest condolences to this young man. And of course, our deepest condolences to our people
02:04in Algeria as well. Among the clips that honestly affected me, let me go and show you.
02:10This is the third clip that documents one of the forests of Algeria. I mean, from the Jigel forests
02:18in Algeria, after the fire was put out, there were no forests left. It was completely burned down
02:27and turned into ashes, just like you saw in front of you now on the screen as well. Let me
02:33remind you
02:33of this fire. It was almost in the same place about three days ago, when the fire started sweeping
02:39through many Algerian provinces. Look at how this fire grew, how it started in the evening
02:46and began to spread and consume everything around it.
02:51People are now asking about the number of victims. From what I know, in the town of El-Jumab,
02:58Benny Habibi, there are about a hundred victims. Unfortunately, around a hundred people have died
03:04and the number could be even higher than that. Of course, if any of our people in Jigel are watching,
03:11please write to us in the comments. Reports say that there are at least a hundred victims
03:18and there are other reports saying that the number of victims, of course, these are still reports.
03:23What I'm saying is based on unofficial reports, just to be clear, unofficial news.
03:27No official statement has been issued about the number of victims in Algeria so far,
03:34but some figures say the number has reached 400 and other reports and news say it has reached 500.
03:41May God have mercy on them all, but let me warn you about something, please.
03:45Our people in Algeria, you should know that the fires did not only consume people's homes,
03:52but also destroyed the natural habitat for animals, namely the forests.
03:58That's why those who are still there, our people in Jigel, our people in all the provinces,
04:05and our people in Anaba and other places where the fires broke out,
04:10be careful because the animals, the fire destroyed the natural places where they live,
04:15so you might encounter some wild animals.
04:19They might try to take refuge in your homes.
04:23The wild animals might try to attack the houses.
04:26So be careful whether they are looking for another place to live
04:31or, more importantly, looking for food.
04:38Because the fires consume the forest where they used to feed.
04:44So be careful of reptiles and snakes.
04:47We need to be very cautious as well because these massive fires have definitely destroyed their homes,
04:53so we might see reptiles, scorpions, and snakes.
04:57Be careful, especially our people living in the areas where these fires broke out.
05:04That's all for now.
05:05I'm with you, Amad Ridduram Awad, the host of my show, What's Happening in the Block.
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