HIBAPRESS – Fikri Ouldali
Chefchaouen province witnessed, during the past few hours, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall, which led to the collapse of a mosque and a number of houses, sparking a state of panic among the affected residents.
According to preliminary data, the force of the floods caused significant material damage to the damaged buildings, while the local authorities and civil protection elements rushed to intervene to secure the area and protect lives, with an investigation opened to determine the extent of the losses and identify the causes of the collapses. This incidents occur within the context of the weather fluctuations experienced by several northern provinces of the Kingdom, which brings to the fore the issue of the fragility of some buildings and the need to strengthen prevention measures and proactive intervention to reduce the effects of natural disasters.
