Emergency numbers and help in Algeria

The numbers

Before you need them

• Save all five. Algeria publishes two numbers each for ambulance and police, and there is no single emergency number covering everything.
• Expect the call to be in Arabic or French. Have the address of where you are written down, ideally in French.
• Call your insurer as soon as you are referred to a clinic, since private facilities are the ones you will want and they will want to know who is paying.
• If you are detained, insist on contacting the British Embassy. The authorities do not always inform them.
• Save your embassy's number offline. Coverage in the south is patchy and a cloud contact list is not a saved contact.