Four dead, 13 injured in Algeria landslide

Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria’s western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. (AFP)
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Updated 27 April 2025
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Four dead, 13 injured in Algeria landslide

  • Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria’s western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday

ALGIERS: Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria’s western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday.
The landslide occurred late Saturday in the city’s Hai Essanouber district, the civil defense agency said.
It said the four “deceased were between five and 43 years old,” and that “13 other victims, aged between 12 and 75, suffered various injuries.”
Authorities did not comment on the reasons behind the landslide, which the interior ministry said “caused the collapse of five tin houses.”
With no one still missing from the landslide, the ministry said the death toll was “final.”


Iraq says no sign gas supplies from Iran to resume soon

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Iraq says no sign gas supplies from Iran to resume soon

  • Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the spokesperson said
  • Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Saturday there were no signs that Iranian gas supplies would resume to the country soon.
Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the Iraqi ministry’s spokesperson said in ⁠remarks to the press, citing a Telegram message from Iran.
Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December, owing to the shutdown of ⁠some generating units and load shedding at others.
The electricity ministry said 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts of power had been lost from the electrical system as a result.
Tehran supplies between a third and 40 percent of Iraq’s gas and power ⁠needs.
Iraq’s power demand during winter peak hours reaches about 48,000 MW, while domestic generation stands at roughly 27,000 MW, forcing the country to rely on imports to bridge the gap, electricity officials have said previously.