Heavy rains, floods kill at least 35 in Morocco
Flash floods have claimed the lives of at least 35 people in the North African country of Morocco and caused extensive damage in large areas of the country.
Thirty-eight people were swept away by the flooded Bengueribi near Settat, south of Casablanca, MAP reported Monday. It said thirty of them are confirmed dead, and eight others are missing.
In Moulay Yacoub, near Fez, some 200 kilometers east of the capital Rabat, a 36-year-old man and four of his five children died when their house collapsed as a result of the heavy rains Sunday.
In Mohammedia, an industrial town north of Casablanca, a fuel tank and a number of cars were swept away by the rising waters of the El Maleh, where a dam was breached, flooding land in the provinces of Benslimane and Khouribga.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has offered his condolences to the families of the victims and ordered authorities to take "urgent measures" to assist those affected. (Albawaba.com)