The water supply in Blida faces disruptions from October 18 to 22, 2026, due to maintenance at the Fouka 2 desalination plant. In terms of law enforcement, authorities dismantled drug trafficking rings in Mascara and Djelfa, seized 178,000 Prégabaline capsules in Aïn Defla, and intercepted 270 illegally traded tires in El Oued. Meanwhile, the Civil Protection reported 11 road fatalities and 260 injuries nationwide in the last 24 hours, alongside a fatal gas explosion in Reghaïa. Internationally, at least 19 people died in a stampede during a religious gathering in Kolkata, India.