In photos: Northern Morocco floods pressure evacuation of fifty,000 folks

[ad_1] Greater than 50,000 folks have been evacuated from their properties in northern Morocco because of extreme climate and heavy rainfall affecting a number of provinces, the inside ministry mentioned on Tuesday.

The evacuations started on Friday, largely in Larache province, the place town of Ksar El Kebir – about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Tangier – has seen important flooding, the ministry mentioned.

Royal Armed Forces and civil authorities work amid rising waters within the Loukkos River in Ksar El Kebir on February 2, 2026. © Moroccan authorities by way of Reuters Evacuees have been partly taken in by kinfolk elsewhere, whereas these requiring help have been despatched to non permanent shelters arrange by the authorities, the ministry mentioned.

Morocco's nationwide climate service forecast heavy rains, sturdy winds and snowfall at altitudes above 1,500 metres from Monday to Wednesday in a number of provinces.

Authorities mentioned the Moroccan military had been deployed to assist reduction efforts on the directions of King Mohammed VI.

An emergency employee carries a lady after heavy rainfall raised water ranges within the Ksar El Kebir area on January 30, 2026. © Moroccan authorities by way of Reuters Final December, 37 folks have been killed in sudden floods in Safi, in Morocco's deadliest weather-related catastrophe up to now decade.

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In latest weeks, extreme climate and flooding in neighbouring Algeria killed two folks, together with a toddler.

In Tunisia, no less than 5 persons are lifeless, with others nonetheless lacking, after the nation noticed its heaviest rainfall in over 70 years final month.