34 people killed in Algeria as wildfires bring death and destruction to Mediterranean

Extreme weather throughout July has caused havoc across the planet

A view of a burnt house and forest, in Bouira, 100 km from Algiers, Algeria. Picture: AP Photo

Wildfires killed 34 people in Algeria and forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the Greek island of Rhodes as an intense summer heatwave scorched large areas of the Mediterranean.

Another blaze caused the temporary closure of Palermo airport on the southern Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday, while an overnight storm tore off roofs and brought down trees in the north of the country, killing two people.