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  • Extreme Heat Wave Grips Morocco, Temperatures Soar to 45°C (113°F)
    1 August 2019, by Sylvanus

    In a special weather bulletin, the National Meteorology Directorate (DMN) announced a heat wave that will affect a large part of Morocco until Sunday, August 4. Temperatures are expected to range between 40 and 45 degrees.
    According to the DMN, the provinces of Errachidia, Figuig, Tata and Zagora are affected by this heat wave.
    The same source indicates that the maximum temperatures would oscillate between 40 to 42°C in the provinces of Boulemane, Ouarzazate, Assa-Zag and Aousserd. (…)

  • French Tourists Injured in Knife Attack at Moroccan Hostel
    24 July 2019, by Sylvanus

    On vacation in Morocco, two French people were injured on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, by a psychopath in possession of a knife, in the hostel where they were staying in Tata. The scars of the injuries are visible on the head and hand.
    According to the local authorities of the province of Tata, the victims, a French father and daughter, were admitted to the regional hospital in Agadir to receive the necessary care, reports the MAP.
    The aggressor will also leave other damage. He set fire to (…)

  • Stranded Moroccans Face Long Journeys Home Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
    5 May 2020, by Sylvanus

    In a video posted on social media, the community activist Mohamed Reda recounts the story of three young Moroccans he met on the way, Saturday, May 2 in Agadir. "After the establishment of the state of health emergency, they refused to give me an authorization to join my city and asked me to stay in a clinic," says a construction worker, stuck in Tata. "[...] I can’t stay when my family is waiting for me." Mohammed lives with his parents, his sick sister, his wife and children, in (…)

  • Moroccan Court Jails Alleged Child Rapist After Public Outcry
    12 June 2020, by Prince

    The alleged rapist of Ikram, a 6-year-old girl, has been returned to pre-trial detention, Wednesday. This is the decision of the Moroccan justice, after the wave of outrage caused by the release on bail of the defendant.
    Dozens of NGOs demonstrated on Wednesday in Foum Lahcen near Tata (south), against the release on bail of the alleged rapist. Gathered for the second consecutive day in this city located at the gates of the desert, not far from the village where the events took place, the (…)

  • Drought and Fires Threaten Ancient Moroccan Oases, Risking Cultural and Environmental Loss
    12 July 2020, by Bladi.net

    The tourist attractions and economic potential of the oases of Tata are renowned worldwide. However, due to fires and drought, they risk simply disappearing.
    Fires have destroyed a large number of palm trees as well as trees, crops and other crops. These phenomena occurred on July 2 and 7 in Issi Ifla in the province of Tiznit and Immi Oukadir in the province of Tata in the south of the kingdom. This situation could lead to the total disappearance of civilizations and peoples, not to (…)

  • Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Moroccan Cave, Shocking Local Community
    22 March 2021, by Ginette

    While her loved ones were hoping to find her safe and sound, the little Ibitissam, aged 13, who disappeared on February 22 in Foum Zguid, in the province of Tata, was found dead in a cave last Friday. The inhabitants of the Tlit region, which falls under Foum Zguid in Tata, are shocked by this tragedy, which brings back the issue of the protection and safety of children.
    The newspaper Al Akhbar reports that the body of the 13-year-old girl was found inside a cave known as Ighane and (…)

  • Man Arrested in Marrakech for Fraudulent Sale of Government Property
    31 March 2021, by Ginette

    The suspect was trying to flee when he was arrested by the police on duty at the bus station. They were intrigued by the strange behavior of the fifty-year-old man who had just got off a bus. After a check, the police discovered that the man, originally from Tata, was the subject of a wanted notice for having extorted 250,000 dirhams from a department head of the Souss Massa regional authority, reports the daily Al Massae.
    The accused had allegedly sold him a house by making him believe (…)

  • Moroccan Military Fires on Drug Traffickers Near Sahara Defense Wall
    24 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    Elements of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) fired on drug traffickers who were heading towards the prohibited military zone near the defense wall. In Tata, the separatists tried to exploit this incident to undermine the image of the kingdom. An investigation is underway.
    Two motorcyclists tried to enter the prohibited military zone in the Akka region on May 20, but were stopped in their tracks, as the Moroccan soldiers neutralized them, reports the FAR Maroc forum on its Twitter account. (…)

  • German Tourists Survive Harrowing Cliff-Edge Crash in Morocco’s Tizi N’Haroun Pass
    18 November 2019, by Kamal

    A couple of German tourists miraculously escaped a serious road accident at the Tizi N’Haroun pass, 40 km from Ouarzazate.
    Their 4x4 vehicle overturned at the level of a bend, before sliding to the bottom of a ravine. Victims of minor injuries, the two tourists were taken to the hospital to receive the necessary care.
    According to Agadir24, this is the second accident at this axis in less than a month. The car of two other tourists, hardly extracted from the rubble by a crane from the (…)

  • Elderly Woman Survives Deadly Snake Bite in Southern Morocco After Swift Medical Response
    10 March 2024, by Said

    A 70-year-old woman was victim of a snake bite in her home in Fam El Hisn, in the Tata region. The incident occurred as she was preparing lunch.
    Immediately after the bite, the victim was rushed to the emergency department of the provincial hospital in Tata. On site, she received the necessary care which allowed her to narrowly escape certain death.
    According to local sources, the rapid medical intervention was crucial in saving the life of the septuagenarian.