Local authorities in Morocco’s Taza province said flood-related evacuation and shelter operations carried out between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9 affected a total of 135 families, comprising 539 people, under emergency measures ordered by the provincial governor.
According to official data from the Taza provincial administration, 20 families, totaling 51 people, were housed in reception centers, while 115 families, or 488 people, were taken in by relatives. Authorities said the measures were widely welcomed by residents as a swift and humane response to the flooding.
The evacuations followed directives issued to local authorities, the provincial office of the National Mutual Aid agency and partner institutions to accommodate affected families in social care facilities, including the Taza Social Complex, the Tahla Social Center, the Taza home for the elderly and the Tahla women’s training and empowerment center.
Officials said the centers were equipped with essential supplies such as beds, mattresses and blankets, and provided accommodation and meals. Social and psychological support was also made available through social workers from the provincial National Mutual Aid office.
Children housed at the centers took part in recreational and educational activities, including reading sessions, sports, academic support and handicraft workshops, aimed at ensuring stability and social integration. Some girls who had dropped out of school were enrolled in vocational training programs, including hairdressing, officials said.
Health services were also provided, with medical examinations, nursing care and free distribution of basic medicines to affected residents, authorities said, to prevent complications while weather conditions improve and longer-term solutions are put in place.
A provincial administration source said the measures form part of a humanitarian approach aimed at ensuring social stability for affected families and easing psychological stress caused by the floods amid ongoing weather instability.
The response comes as part of emergency interventions led by the provincial monitoring and vigilance committee, chaired by Governor Rachid Bencheikhi, following exceptional rainfall that caused rivers to overflow in several areas of the province. Flooding affected neighborhoods near Oued Arbaa, Oued El Khadr, Oued Laban and Oued Inaouen, leading to water entering homes and the partial collapse of some houses and walls, most built of mud. No casualties were reported.
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