Morocco Offers Fire-Fighting Aircraft to Aid Algeria Amid Deadly Wildfires

"The King has been pleased to give his very high instructions to the Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, in order to express to their Algerian counterparts, the availability of Morocco to help Algeria fight the forest fires that are ravaging several regions of the country," indicates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement.

The statement notes that "two Canadairs have been mobilized to participate in this operation, as soon as the agreement of the Algerian authorities is obtained".

At least 77 people have died in the fires that have been ravaging northern Algeria since Monday evening. Flames that have grown due to the heat wave the country is experiencing. Firefighters, soldiers and volunteers are doing their best to put out this fire.