Recurrent summer wildfires continue to ravage Morocco’s southeastern oases, particularly in the Zagora region, leaving behind devastated agricultural livelihoods and severe ecological damage, amid mounting frustration over what local actors describe as persistent state inaction.
The latest fire broke out days ago in the village of Asfaln, part of the Aflandra commune in Tansift, burning large stretches of palm trees and crops.
The blaze inflicted extensive material losses and deepened the sense of abandonment among farming families, who have yet to receive clear assurances of compensation or effective intervention.
Civic and environmental groups have condemned what they call an “ecological crime,” warning that the repeated destruction of these fragile ecosystems risks erasing centuries-old cultural and environmental heritage.
They pointed to the lack of preventive measures and weak firefighting infrastructure as signs of systemic neglect.
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