Casablanca Slum Families Struggle After 3-Month Power Outage

Faced with the emergency, the El Hassani neighborhood council, under the leadership of its president Taher Al Yousfi, is multiplying meetings to find a solution, reports Alyaoum24. A glimmer of hope is emerging: an agreement between "Lydec" and the residents to settle the arrears of bills, accumulated since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the resolution of this crisis proves to be complex. Despite a proposal from "Lydec" to pay two months of electricity bills for a restoration of service, mistrust and financial difficulties persist among some residents, fearing they will not be able to assume these charges.

Faced with these difficulties, the authorities are considering a more radical solution: the relocation of all the inhabitants as part of the "city without slums" policy.