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Morocco evacuates 143,000 people in northwest as flood precaution, interior ministry says

By Thomson Reuters Feb 5, 2026 | 8:59 AM

RABAT, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Moroccan ‍authorities have evacuated more than ‌143,000 ‌people in the flood-prone northwestern plains, the ​interior ‍ministry ​said on ​Thursday, ‍amid rising threats of inundation from ‍heavy rain, swollen rivers ‍and ‍the ​release ​of ⁠more water ‌from full dams.

(Reporting by Ahmed El ⁠Jechtimi;)