Northern Morocco Braces for Potential Flooding as Spain Faces Heavy Rains

Faced with this threat, the Moroccan authorities have decided to act. "We are closely and carefully monitoring the weather situation in our northern neighbor," they say to Hespress. Preventive measures are being put in place to deal with any eventuality. In Tangier, the main metropolis of the north, Mayor Mounir Laymouri has activated the Monitoring Committee, composed of representatives from the municipality, the prefecture and the Amendis company, responsible for water and sanitation management.

"The committee is working 24 hours a day to maintain the sewage drainage channels and water pipes," says Mr. Laymouri. "All bulldozer and heavy equipment drivers have been informed to be ready to intervene in case of an emergency." The mayor of Tangier acknowledges that these measures are directly linked to the bad weather that hit southern Spain and the weather alerts announcing heavy rainfall in the region. "We ask God to grant us a beneficial rain," he adds.

The Spanish weather agency had placed Malaga and Tarragona on maximum red alert, due to a weather phenomenon called a "cold drop", which causes sudden and violent rains. This phenomenon is common in autumn on the Spanish coasts facing Morocco. The forecasts indicate rainfall totals that could reach 180 liters per square meter, amplifying the fears of Moroccans.