Flash floods sweep northern Morocco, killing at least four

WorldView · Samuel Otieno · February 9, 2026
Flash floods sweep northern Morocco, killing at least four
Civil protection personnel are evacuating residents from their homes after floods swept through Ksar El Kebir, Morocco, 01 February 2026. PHOTO/EPA
In Summary

The Moroccan authorities had, until this point, not reported any casualties, but said they had evacuated over 150,000 people since the flooding started.

Four people including a two-year-old child died after being swept away by floods in northern Morocco, authorities said on Sunday, adding that a fifth person was missing.

The Moroccan authorities had, until this point, not reported any casualties, but said they had evacuated over 150,000 people since the flooding started.

The four dead were in a car in Tetouan when the vehicle was caught in "sudden flooding" on a road near a major river, officials said in a statement.

Search teams first recovered the bodies of a 14-year-old girl and the two-year-old child on Saturday night, the statement said.

Two more bodies, those of a 12-year-old boy and a man in this thirties, were found on Sunday morning.

The search for the fifth person was ongoing, the statement added.

Provinces across northwestern Morocco have been battered by heavy rainfall over the past week.

The national weather service forecast further bad weather through Tuesday.

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