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Morocco Evacuates 143,000 From Northwest as Flood Threat Grows

After weeks of exceptional rain with dam outflows, the Loukkos and Sebou rivers have swollen under red-level weather alerts.

Overview

  • The Interior Ministry reports 143,164 people have been moved in staged, preventive evacuations, with operations still under way.
  • Most displacements were recorded in Larache (110,941), Kénitra (16,914), Sidi Kacem (11,696) and Sidi Slimane (3,613), according to the latest official tally.
  • The Loukkos River overflowed into parts of Ksar el-Kebir, prompting power and water shutdowns in some neighborhoods and major transport disruptions.
  • Morocco’s meteorological service kept red-level warnings for severe thunderstorms in northern provinces, with further heavy rain expected through Friday.
  • Army units and civil protection teams deployed boats, helicopters and temporary shelters to reach isolated areas, and a three‑storey house collapsed in Taounate without reported casualties.