Severe Flooding in Morocco Leaves 4 Dead and 14 Missing
Four people have died and 14 are missing after severe flooding in southern Morocco, particularly in Tata and Ouarzazate provinces, which began on Friday. The flooding washed away eight houses and drenched streets, attributed to an exceptional climate phenomenon involving unstable, violent clouds and massive rainfall. In Algeria, flooding also led to one death and another person reported missing.
In southern Morocco, particularly in the province of Tata and Ouarzazate, severe flooding resulted in four deaths and 14 people missing since Friday.
The flooding, described as an exceptional climate phenomenon, caused eight houses to be washed away in rural areas near Tamanart.
These areas received massive rainfall, with Ouarzazate experiencing 47 millimetres of rain in three hours and Tagounite near the Algerian border receiving 170 millimetres.
The extreme weather, attributed to unstable and violent clouds, was part of a broader trend affecting both Morocco and Algeria.
The Moroccan General Directorate of Meteorology cited humid tropical air masses moving northward as the cause of significant rainfall and river flooding.
Southern Morocco, already reeling from six years of drought, saw entire streets submerged.
Concurrently in Algeria, floods resulted in one death and another person reported missing.
The flooding, described as an exceptional climate phenomenon, caused eight houses to be washed away in rural areas near Tamanart.
These areas received massive rainfall, with Ouarzazate experiencing 47 millimetres of rain in three hours and Tagounite near the Algerian border receiving 170 millimetres.
The extreme weather, attributed to unstable and violent clouds, was part of a broader trend affecting both Morocco and Algeria.
The Moroccan General Directorate of Meteorology cited humid tropical air masses moving northward as the cause of significant rainfall and river flooding.
Southern Morocco, already reeling from six years of drought, saw entire streets submerged.
Concurrently in Algeria, floods resulted in one death and another person reported missing.