Deadly Mudslide in Morocco’s Al Haouz Province Claims 15 Lives After Heavy Rains

This operation was carried out by the rescue teams during the night of Thursday, July 25 to Friday, July 26, 2019. Among the victims, there were 11 women, 3 men and 1 child. According to the local authorities of the province of Al Haouz, they were all on board a mixed transport vehicle, buried under the mud flow and piles of rocks and earth, at the level of the Douar de Touk Al Khair (Asni Circle), due to the torrential rains recorded in the region, reports the MAP.

Indeed, heavy thunderstorms hit the mountainous areas of the province of Al Haouz since Wednesday, July 24, 2019, specifies the same source. As a result, this situation caused a major landslide and a landslide reaching nearly 20 meters in height, particularly between kilometers 226 and 233, on National Road No. 7.