Algeria had the largest number of fatalities during the 2021 wildfire season in the Mediterranean. As of August 18, 2021, 90 people were killed in relation to wildland fires. All other Mediterranean countries reported less than nine deaths in connection with such fires.
Number of fatalities due to wildfires in the Mediterranean as of August 18, 2021, by country
Characteristic
Number of fatalities
Algeria
90
Turkey
8
Italy
2
France
2
Greece
2
Lebanon
1
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Al Jazeera. (August 19, 2021). Number of fatalities due to wildfires in the Mediterranean as of August 18, 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296786/death-toll-due-to-wildfires-in-the-mediterranean/
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Al Jazeera. (2021). Number of fatalities due to wildfires in the Mediterranean as of August 18, 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296786/death-toll-due-to-wildfires-in-the-mediterranean/
Al Jazeera. "Number of Fatalities Due to Wildfires in The Mediterranean as of August 18, 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296786/death-toll-due-to-wildfires-in-the-mediterranean/
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Number of fatalities due to wildfires in the Mediterranean as of August 18, 2021, by country [Graph], Al Jazeera, August 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296786/death-toll-due-to-wildfires-in-the-mediterranean/
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