阿尔及利亚在野火导致该国东北部估计超过200人死亡的情况下，对纵火引入死刑。此举标志着法律处罚的显著升级，旨在威慑故意纵火行为。
Algeria has introduced the death penalty for arson after wildfires killed an estimated more than 200 people in the country's north-east over the summer. The move marks a sharp escalation in legal penalties aimed at deterring deliberately set fires.
阿尔及利亚在夏季野火导致该国东北部估计超过200人死亡后，对纵火引入死刑，BBC报道。该法律修改将故意纵火的最高刑罚大幅提高。
Algeria has introduced the death penalty for arson following wildfires that killed an estimated more than 200 people in the country's north-east over the summer, the BBC reported. The legal change sharply raises the maximum penalty for anyone found to have deliberately started a fire.
这些大火在最热的月份席卷了东北部的森林地区，压垮了消防资源，并迫使多个城镇撤离。调查人员表示，至少有些火灾是人为纵火引发的，促使政府作出回应。
The blazes swept through forested areas in the north-east during the hottest months, overwhelming firefighting resources and forcing evacuations in several towns. Investigators have said at least some of the fires were deliberately set, prompting the government response.
当局将更严厉的刑罚描述为针对未来纵火的威慑措施，以应对因持续高温和干燥条件导致的野火风险上升。人权组织尚未就该新法律发表详细回应。
Authorities have framed the tougher penalty as a deterrent against future arson amid rising wildfire risk linked to prolonged heat and dry conditions. Rights groups have not yet issued a detailed response to the new law.