Errachidia Flood Kills
Search operations are ongoing to find possible victims.
Rabat - The security services of the province of Errachidia have found the bodies of three other people, bringing to eleven the number of victims of the bus accident caused by the floods in the region.
Authorities found the bodies of three others Sunday night, Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) reported.
Authorities found the bodies of three others Sunday night, Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) reported.
Research operations are underway to find other possible victims.
Sunday morning, September 8th, a bus connecting Casablanca and Rissani, a town in the province of Errachidia, fell from the bridge over Damchan Wadi. The accident was caused by floods.
Security services have so far managed to rescue 27 people.
Some reports indicate that the number of people killed by the accident has reached 14.
King Mohammed VI ordered the government to send a high-level delegation to Errachidia to inquire about the situation.
Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit headed the delegation, which included the Minister of Equipment and Transport, Abdelkader Amara, and the General of the Corps, Mohamed Haramou, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie.
Amara told reporters that all the authorities of the Daraa Tafilalet region and the Royal Gendarmerie services, that the Civil Protection and the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) were mobilized to find the missing persons.
Amara recalled that this time of the year is marked by heavy rains.
"The National Meteorological Directorate has issued regular weather reports that should be taken into account and that citizens should be informed of weather warnings issued by provincial and local authorities."
He added that climate problems "should not be treated without caution, especially because some rivers have not recorded such floods for years".
Security services have so far managed to rescue 27 people.
Some reports indicate that the number of people killed by the accident has reached 14.
King Mohammed VI ordered the government to send a high-level delegation to Errachidia to inquire about the situation.
Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit headed the delegation, which included the Minister of Equipment and Transport, Abdelkader Amara, and the General of the Corps, Mohamed Haramou, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie.
Amara told reporters that all the authorities of the Daraa Tafilalet region and the Royal Gendarmerie services, that the Civil Protection and the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) were mobilized to find the missing persons.
Amara recalled that this time of the year is marked by heavy rains.
"The National Meteorological Directorate has issued regular weather reports that should be taken into account and that citizens should be informed of weather warnings issued by provincial and local authorities."
He added that climate problems "should not be treated without caution, especially because some rivers have not recorded such floods for years".
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