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Morocco : Floods deal a heavy blow to the kingdom’s second economic powerhouse
06 Feb 2026 16:14 GMT
… province due to exceptional flooding that has affected this … prone to flooding. The Oued El Makhazine dam, located about … 146.85%, Morocco’s Ministry of Equipment and Water announced yesterday, … the Atlantic coast, following floods of rare intensity. This …
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Ethiopia banks on 10.2% growth in 2025–2026—at Egypt’s expense…
06 Feb 2026 16:06 GMT
… , including chronic drought and devastating floods.
In early 2021, the East … spillovers of the Grand Renaissance Dam, the largest in Africa. The … Egypt and Sudan, which accuse Abiy Ahmed of siphoning off their water …
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INDH Activates Emergency Support for Flood Victims in Ksar El Kebir, Larache
06 Feb 2026 14:55 GMT
… residents affected by recent floods in Ksar El Kebir … and individuals displaced by rising water levels.
These sites, … residents displaced by severe flooding in Ksar El Kebir … authorities, security services, the Moroccan Red Crescent, and support teams …
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Morocco: Over 140,000 Evacuated as Severe Flooding Hits the Northwest
06 Feb 2026 12:38 GMT
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Over 100,000 people ordered to evacuate as catastrophic flooding threatens entire city: 'Water is coming in from every corner'
06 Feb 2026 08:28 GMT
… El-Makhazine Dam was built on the waters of the Loukkos River basin in the … quot;
Northern Africa is vulnerable to extremes at either end of the water cycle … last year. Morocco';s innovative floating solar installation shades reservoir water to save it …
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Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety
06 Feb 2026 08:07 GMT
… mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River waters, signaling renewed … in terms of flooding in Sudan and Egypt in the … of Lake Nasser, the reservoir of the Aswan Dam, in Egypt, would … (2023). Assessment of dams’ failure and flood wave hazards on the …
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Northern Morocco braces for flooding amid heavy rain
06 Feb 2026 06:43 GMT
Wafae Halaq
Press TV, Rabat
Authorities in northern Morocco continue emergency operations after heavy rainfall raised water levels in the region.
They are doing controlled water releases at a major dam, while issuing evacuation orders for residents.
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Rapidly sinking river deltas threaten hundreds of millions, study finds
06 Feb 2026 06:34 GMT
… portion is sinking faster than sea levels are rising. Average subsidence … (Egypt), Chao Phraya (Thailand), Ganges-Brahmaputra (India), Mississippi (US), and Yellow River … flood exposure, but more destructive storm surges and contamination of drinking water …
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Morocco evacuates 1,40,000 people as torrential rains and dam releases trigger floods
06 Feb 2026 05:01 GMT
The ministry said Thursday that 1,43,164 people had been evacuated. Schools and universities were closed. Officials said up to 85 per cent of Ksar El Kebir was evacuated, leaving the town, known for its sugar production, nearly deserted.
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Morocco evacuates more than 143,000 people in the northwest of the country in anticipation of widespread flooding
06 Feb 2026 03:22 GMT
… address the risks of flooding and flash floods in Morocco.
This comes amid … the Loukkos River basin, where some areas have experienced alarmingly high water levels … the water levels of several rivers and dams,
necessitating the opening of some dam …