Temperatures are expected to reach 47C in parts of Morocco from Monday, July 20, through Thursday as a heatwave spreads across inland, eastern and southern provinces, the General Directorate of Meteorology said in an orange-level alert issued on Monday.
Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Tata and Zagora are forecast to record highs of 44C to 47C through Wednesday.
Temperatures of 40C to 44C are expected from Tuesday to Thursday in Marrakech, Settat, Beni Mellal, Khouribga, Khenifra, Tinghir, Taza, Oujda-Angad and several other central and eastern provinces.
Essaouira, Driouch, Nador and Berkane are forecast to reach 35C to 40C through Wednesday.
The alert extends a period of unusually hot weather that has affected several Moroccan regions since mid-July.
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