Eleven dead in Morocco storms

Eleven people have been killed in floods caused by torrential rains in Morocco, with one area receiving rainfall equal to a whole year in just three days.

Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed 11 people in Morocco, a week after a storm left 36 dead.

Storms again lashed the south of the kingdom, with the resort of Agadir experiencing the equivalent of an entire year's rainfall - more than 250mm - between Friday and Sunday.

The bad weather, which finally eased on Monday, led to many rivers bursting their banks and causing widespread damage, especially in the Guelmim region 200km south of Agadir, which has been declared a disaster area.

The 2M public TV channel said the storm killed 11 people, citing an "authorised source", as no official national death toll has yet been released. Previous reports gave seven dead.

Among the dead are two college students who drowned on Friday in the Anti-Atlas mountain range, and a youth swept away southwest of Marrakesh. A woman and her child were also killed when a house collapsed near Figuig.

Several thousand homes were damaged or destroyed, roads cut and power networks damaged, the authorities said, adding that at least 250 villages had been cut off.


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