Torrential rain-triggered flooding in western Algeria has resulted in the tragic loss of eight lives, according to the country's civil defense service. The incidents occurred in Tlemcen and El-Bayadh on Saturday.

The victims, comprising two women and two men aged between 22 and 73, were discovered on Sunday in Tlemcen, situated in the northwest region. They had been inside a vehicle swept away when the Oued Ed-Dali river overflowed its banks.

In El Bayadh, located in the southwest, three women and a man tragically lost their lives as their car was carried away by floodwaters from the Oued Chadli river.

Algeria's meteorological office had issued a warning bulletin on Friday, predicting rainstorms in the northern part of the country starting on Saturday.