Morocco’s weather service has issued an orange level warning for heavy rain and strong winds across large parts of the country from Tuesday midday through Thursday midnight, forecasting downpours of up to 95mm in the north and gusts reaching 95km/h in multiple provinces.
Rain totals of 60 to 95mm are expected in Chefchaouen, Tetouan and Larache, while 40 to 60mm is forecast for Taounate, Al Hoceima, Ouezzane, Sefrou, Taza, Fahs Anjra, Tangier Assilah, Mdiq Fnideq and Ifrane, the Directorate General of Meteorology said in its alert bulletin.
The same bulletin warns of strong winds of 75 to 95km/h affecting a wide list of provinces in the Rif, the east and parts of the interior and south, including Berkane, Oujda Angad, Nador and Figuig, as well as Tangier Assilah and Larache.
A separate wind alert of 70 to 80km/h is in place on Tuesday afternoon for coastal and central Atlantic areas including Casablanca, Rabat, Salé and El Jadida, the service said.
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Orange alert in Morocco as rains hit 95mm and winds reach 95km/h
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