US EditionMorocco Deploys Army Units to Rescue Thousands From Floods
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Morocco deploys army units to rescue thousands from floods
Morocco’s army has launched a massive rescue operation to evacuate thousands following devastating floods across the country’s northwest regions. Torrential rains and overflowing dams turned the Loukous River into a surging torrent, drowning the streets of historic Ksar Kbir. Official reports confirm over 20,000 residents were forced into makeshift shelters as rising waters swallowed homes and vital infrastructure. Military units scrambled to er…
In full coordination, human resources reporting to the various stakeholders have started field operations to provide relief to citizens surrounded by water, to evacuate and house the inhabitants of the affected housing units, to continue the establishment of sand barriers to protect the neighbourhoods at risk, and to set up housing centres.
Rabat: The Moroccan authorities began, on Friday, to set up tents and set up shelters for some 40,000 flood-affected persons in the town of Qasr al-Kabir (North). The mayor of the Grand Palace, Mohammed Al-Simo, said that the authorities had set up tents and shelters for those affected and threatened by the floods known to the region.
In the face of the flood of the Oued Loukkos, caused by heavy rainfall and the rise of the Oued El Makhazine Dam, the Royal Armed Forces (RAF) launched an emergency operation in Ksar El Kébir on Friday morning for the installation of a temporary accommodation centre for evacuees. Armed Forces FAR units [...]
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