Algeria's Prime Minister Visits Jijel Amid Wildfires
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There are big wildfires in Jijel, a place in Algeria.
Algeria's Prime Minister went to Jijel to see the fires.
The President of Algeria told him to go.
Firefighters worked very hard on the fires.
In one day, they stopped 45 fires.
There were 88 fires in total.
Many fires are still burning.
The government is helping people in Jijel.
This is a hard time for the people there.
Vocabulary8 words
- wildfire
- a big fire that burns outside, in nature
- Prime Minister
- an important leader who helps run the country
- President
- the top leader of a country
- province
- a big area or region of a country
- firefighter
- a person whose job is to stop fires
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- order
- when someone tells another person what to do
- authorities
- people in charge, like the government
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1. Jijel 2. The President 3. 45
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There are big _____ in Jijel, a place in Algeria.
Algeria's _____ went to Jijel to see the fires.
The _____ of Algeria told him to go.
_____ worked very hard on the fires.
In one day, they stopped _____ fires.
There were _____ fires in total.
Many fires are still burning.
The _____ is helping people in Jijel.
This is a hard time for the people there.
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