Civil Protection records a horrific toll in traffic accidents

The Civil Protection Services were able to record 1,213 traffic accidents that led to the death of 31 people and the injury of 1,438 others, while 451 people in danger were rescued.

A statement by the General Directorate of Civil Protection stated, on Tuesday, that during the period from February 15 to 21, 2026, civil protection units recorded 26,027 interventions, and this was as a result of receiving distress calls from citizens. These interventions included various areas of civil protection activities, whether related to traffic accidents, domestic accidents, health evacuation, fire suppression, and security services’ coverage of various demonstrations.

With regard to health evacuations, the Protection Units carried out 16,984 interventions, through which 16,608 wounded and sick people were treated and evacuated to hospitals, while the same units recorded 2,164 interventions for 1,213 traffic accidents that led to the death of 31 people and the injury of 1,438 others who were treated and transferred to hospital centers. It is considered the heaviest toll recorded in the state of Ain Defla, with 7 people dying at the scene of the accidents and 28 injured. Others as a result of 26 traffic accidents.

The civil protection units also carried out 910 interventions that allowed the extinguishing of 554 fires, including domestic, industrial and various fires, the most important of which were 72 fires recorded in the state of Algiers, 32 fires in Blida and 28 fires in Annaba, while the protection units in the field of various operations carried out 5,969 interventions in order to save 451 people in danger and cover 5,215 ambulance operations.

On the other hand, with regard to incidents related to poisoning by carbon monoxide (Co) gas emitted from various means of heating and water heaters, the protection units carried out 23 interventions that allowed first aid to be provided to 53 people poisoned by carbon monoxide (Co) gas, and then they were transferred to hospital institutions, with the death of a person poisoned by carbon monoxide gas recorded.