صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Annaba– Forest fires continue to sweep through a number of Algerian statesFor the third day in a rowIn a scene that brings to the fore the issue of the readiness of vital facilities to confront disasters, after the authorities were forced to evacuate more than 100 patients from Saraidi Hospital in the state of Annaba, after flames reached the vicinity of the health institution.
According to the Algerian News Agency, the patients were transferred to Al-Boni Hospital in an operation supervised by local authorities, medical teams, security agencies, and civil protection services, while Interior Minister Said Saioud confirmed that all patients were in stable condition, and that the evacuation process took place without recording any human casualties.
Despite the success of the evacuation operation, the incident raised questions about the readiness of vital facilities to confront forest fires, especially when the fire reaches the vicinity of a hospital institution that is supposed to have preventive measures and effective response plans to deal with such risks.
This development comes a few days after the tragedy witnessed byParamedic Childhood Foundation (orphanage)In Mohammedia in the Algerian capital, where a fire resulted in the death of11 peopleAnd injury19 othersIn an incident, preliminary investigations suggested that it was caused by an electrical short circuit in an air conditioning device, with investigations continuing to determine all the circumstances.
For three days, Algeria has been witnessing a massive wave of fires that, according to the Ministry of the Interior, claimed the life ofSix peopleWhile civil protection teams continue their efforts to extinguish the fire and limit its spread in light of the high temperatures and difficult climatic conditions.
The coincidence of forest fires reaching the vicinity of a hospital, days after the orphanage disaster, raises increasing questions about the level of preventive preparedness within health and social institutions, and the effectiveness of risk management and emergency response plans, especially in facilities that house patients and children from the most vulnerable groups, which reinforces calls to review and strengthen the safety and prevention system to confront the increasing risks.
Source:“My press”
