HIBAPRESS – W.A.M.
Aziz Akhannouch, the regional director of equipment and water in the province of Larache, confirmed that efforts are continuing in Ksar El Kebir to protect residential neighborhoods threatened by floods after the water level of the Loukkos River rose.
The official explained in a statement to the Moroccan News Agency that work is underway to build temporary protective barriers to prevent the waters of the Loukkos River from reaching neighborhoods threatened by floods in the city, as a preventive measure aimed at preserving lives, protecting property, and ensuring the safety and security of citizens. He added that the alert and follow-up committee arrived in the city, headed by the governor of the Larache province, Alamine Bouassem, since Tuesday, to closely monitor the situation following the warning bulletin of the General Directorate of Meteorology. The committee, in the field, reviewed the situation of the Loukkos River through inspection tours that included a number of sensitive points. The regional authorities in Larache had announced raising the state of maximum alert in the city of Ksar El Kebir after the rise in the water level of the Loukkos River as a result of heavy rainfall in the northwestern region of the Kingdom. The regional authorities raised the maximum state of alert for various local departments and authorities, security services, the Loukkos Water Basin Agency, the multi-service regional company, the regional directorate of equipment and water, along with the territorial community of Ksar El Kebir, and some related departments, in the context of monitoring the situation of areas exposed to the risk of flooding as a result of the water discharge from the Wadi El Makhazin dam during the recent days. The regional authorities also urged all concerned parties to be cooperative and responsible, and to remain vigilant and cautious until these exceptional weather conditions pass. It is worth noting that the Larache region has witnessed significant rainfall, exceeding a cumulative average of 600 mm since last September until yesterday, Wednesday. These significant rainfall enabled the Wadi El Makhazin dam to be filled to 100 percent.
