A number of wildfires have been burning across the Sakiet Sidi Youssef Mountain range (Kef, and Jendouba Governorates), in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with north-eastern Algeria.
According to media reports, a number of people were injured in Ain Mazer Town (Kef Governorate), at least 12 houses were damaged or destroyed, as more than 1,500 hectares of land have been burnt.
The International Disaster Charter was activated on 28 July in response to the fires.
According to the EU Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire risk will be mostly extreme over most of north and central Tunisia and Algeria.