{"id":5466,"date":"2025-12-15T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5466"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:46:47","slug":"at-least-37-dead-after-flash-floods-hit-moroccos-safi-floods-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5466","title":{"rendered":"At least 37 dead after flash floods hit Morocco\u2019s Safi | Floods News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Just one hour of heavy rain left houses and shops flooded in old city; more heavy rain predicted for Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least 37 have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Morocco\u2019s Atlantic coastal province of Safi, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>State-owned broadcaster SNRT News on Monday quoted local authorities as saying at least 14 people had received hospital treatment, including two in the intensive care unit, after the sudden bout of heavy rain on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Images on social media showed a torrent of muddy water sweeping cars and rubbish bins from the streets in the town of Safi, located some 300km (186 miles) south of the capital, Rabat. At least 70 homes and businesses in the historic old city were flooded after just one hour of heavy rain, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Safi governorate said search and rescue operations were ongoing and necessary measures had been taken to secure the affected areas and provide support to residents.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4175171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4175171\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4175171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WEB-MAP-MOROCCO-SAFI-1765788195.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C433&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"The Moroccan town of Safi\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4175171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Al Jazeera]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Resident Marouane Tamer, quoted by the AFP news agency, questioned why government trucks had not been dispatched to pump out the water.<\/p>\n<p>Damage to roads cut off traffic along several routes to and from the port city on the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n<p>Casablanca-based newspaper Le Matin said provincial road 2300 linking Safi to Hrara, a town located 20.5km (12.7 miles) to the northeast, had been particularly affected.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper said the provincial directorate of national education in Safi had suspended classes in all schools on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday evening, the water level had receded, leaving people to pick through a mud-sodden landscape to salvage belongings.<\/p>\n<p>As teams searched for other possible casualties, the weather service forecast more heavy rain on Tuesday across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco is experiencing heavy rain and snowfall in the Atlas Mountains, following seven years of drought that emptied some of its main reservoirs.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s General Directorate of Meteorology said 2024 was Morocco\u2019s hottest year on record.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain in 2021 caused the death of 24 people, after there was a flood in an illegal underground textile workshop in a private house in Tangier, the state news agency reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014 and 2015, torrential rains also caused widespread flooding in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s floods came shortly after a separate disaster last week, which saw\u00a019 people killed and 16 injured by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco\u2019s historic city of Fes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4175383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4175383\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4175383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251215__88624U9__v1__HighRes__MoroccoFlood-1765794629.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"People walk past debris left by a flash flood in Safi\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4175383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People walk past debris left by a flash flood in Safi [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one hour of heavy rain left houses and shops flooded in old city; more heavy rain predicted for Tuesday. 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