Wildfire near El Khroub
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature across the landscape near El Khroub, Algeria, where an active wildfire has already charred 100 ha (247 acres) since it began on 2026-07-23.
The scale of the ongoing incident is underscored by 44 NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, illustrating the broad spread of the fire front in the area.
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