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The heaviest toll was recorded in the province of M'Sila, where 5 people died and 28 others were wounded in 28 road accidents, the same source said.

In addition, Civil Protection units extinguished 1,459 urban, industrial and other fires, the largest of which were recorded in the provinces of Algiers (145 fires), Blida (83) and Chlef (71). In other operations, the Civil Protection units carried out 6,591 interventions during the same period, rescuing 355 people in danger and carrying out 5,482 other assistance operations.[/ecr]