Heavy rains lashed northern Moroccan cities despite warnings from the weather service. Floods and property damage were widespread, with the rural area of Sahtryine in Tetouan province being especially devastated.
Residents there were trapped in their homes by the overflowing Wadi Al-Sahtryine, forcing civil defense to deploy Zodiac boats for rescues.
This disaster ignited criticism over weak infrastructure and a perceived lack of action on weather alerts.
Civil activists blamed elected officials, accusing them of relying on “patchwork solutions” instead of a comprehensive strategy.
Abdelaziz Jannati, a leading figure in the Moroccan Coalition for Climate and Sustainable Development, expressed gratitude for the rain but lamented the “huge losses” caused by a lack of proactive measures in an interview with Hespress AR.
He decried the absence of a clear city management strategy and practical, sustainable plans.
Mohamed Benaissa, head of the Northern Observatory for Human Rights, pinpointed the root cause as “the problem of reconstruction, which the competent and supervisory authorities have tolerated.” He blames uncontrolled development and inadequate infrastructure for the flooding.
If only corruption came to a full stop so that the money thus stolen could be used in plans sustaining development. We hear every now and then that this elected chap has unjustly laid his hands on public money instead of investing it for the sake of public welfare and prosperity. It is a shame to witness thru the media how some Muslim, Arab, men in charge do misbehave in a way that the country big projects are sentenced to failure instead of success. While in the west. things go in the straightpath. May Allah save our brethren wherever they might be from any type of harm. Ta