Morocco unveils $330m flood recovery plan after torrential rains displace thousands

Morocco will spend 3 billion dirhams, about    $330 million, to rebuild flood hit communities in its northwestern plains after weeks of heavy rain left entire neighbourhoods under water and forced nearly 200,000 people from their homes.

The prime minister’s office said the funds would go towards repairing damaged roads and water networks, rebuilding destroyed houses, and helping farmers, livestock breeders and small businesses recover. The hardest hit municipalities have been declared disaster areas.

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Weeks of torrential rain, along with emergency releases from overflowing dams, inundated villages, farmland and parts of Ksar El Kebir, a city in the northwest. Official figures show that 188,000 people have been displaced and about 110,000 hectares of farmland submerged.

State television showed army backed rescue teams setting up camps for evacuees and deploying helicopters and boats to reach stranded residents. Access to Ksar El Kebir remains restricted after the Loukkos River burst its banks earlier this month, flooding several neighbourhoods.

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Of the 3 billion dirhams announced, 1.7 billion will go towards repairing basic infrastructure, including roads and hydro agricultural networks. The rest will fund rehousing programmes, reconstruction of homes, and direct support for affected businesses and farmers.

“The government is fully mobilised to restore essential services and support citizens in the affected areas,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement carried by state media.

Reuters reported that Nizar Baraka the Water Minister said the Oued Makhazine dam had reached 160 percent of its capacity following exceptional inflows and had to release water gradually downstream to avoid greater damage.

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According to Reuters, Morocco’s national dam filling rate has risen to nearly 70 percent from 27 percent a year earlier, as the intense rainfall ended a seven year drought that had strained water supplies and pushed the country to invest heavily in desalination projects.

While the rains have brought relief to reservoirs after years of scarcity, they have also exposed the vulnerability of low lying towns and farming communities to extreme weather. For now, the focus is on rebuilding homes, restoring transport links and helping families return to normal life after one of the most severe flooding episodes in recent years.