Civil Protection Units intervention results between February 1 and 2, 2026 (during the last 24 hours)

During the period from February 1st to 2nd, 2026 (until 8:00 AM), Civil Protection units recorded 3,379 interventions (an average of one intervention every 25 seconds), including 2,437 medical evacuations and 677 other operations, across several provinces of the country. These interventions followed distress calls from citizens and covered various areas of Civil Protection activity, including traffic accidents, domestic accidents, medical evacuations, firefighting, weather-related incidents, and security operations.

In the context of traffic accidents, Civil Protection units carried out 125 interventions following numerous accidents across several provinces of the country. These accidents resulted in the deaths of 4 people at the scene and injuries to 141 others, with varying degrees of severity. The victims were treated at the scene and then transported by our services to local hospitals. The most serious incident occurred in the province of El Meniaa: 2 deaths and 1 injury in a car rollover on National Road 51, in the municipality of Hassi El Gara, El Meniaa district.

Civil Protection services intervened to provide first aid to six people suffering from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from heating appliances and water heaters in their homes. The incidents occurred in the provinces of Tebessa (4 people), Khenchela (1 person), and Souk Ahras (1 person). The victims were treated at the scene and transported in stable condition to local health facilities. Meanwhile, in Constantine province, two people (a man and a woman) died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning caused by a heater in their home in the 1600-unit housing complex in El Khroub municipality and district. Their bodies were transferred to the morgue at the local hospital.

For your information, Civil Protection units intervened to extinguish four separate urban fires in the following provinces: Sidi Bel Abbès (one fire, resulting in one minor injury, three cases of respiratory distress, and four people in a state of shock); Khenchela (one fire, resulting in four people experiencing respiratory distress); Relizane (one fire, resulting in one woman sustaining minor burns); and El Tarf (one fire, resulting in one person experiencing respiratory distress). The victims received on-site treatment and were then transported to local hospitals. Our intervention successfully extinguished these fires and prevented their spread to neighboring areas.

Regarding the Civil Protection interventions related to the severe weather conditions over the past 24 hours, which affected several provinces including Relizane, Tiaret, Blida, Bouira, Tizi Ouzou, El Tarf, Setif, Souk Ahras, Mila, and Jijel, our services carried out numerous operations to pump out rainwater that had seeped into homes, neighborhoods, and roads. Furthermore, Civil Protection personnel in El Tarf province assisted several people who were safely evacuated after rainwater accumulated in front of apartment building entrances in the El Kroum neighborhood of El Tarf municipality.