HM King Mohamed VI Instructs Interior Minister To Visit Flood-Stricken Regions

PERSISMA, Rabat, Nov. 28, 2014 – HM King Mohammed VI has given His High Instructions to the Interior Minister to visit flood-stricken Guelmim Es-Semara and Souss-Massa-Draa regions at the head of a delegation, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

This delegation is responsible for monitoring the situation in these regions and coordinating the necessary steps to ensure the protection of people and their properties, the ministry said in a statement.

The torrential rains that poured in some Moroccan southern regions last week end have caused the death of at least 32 persons, including 24 in the province of Guelmim, who were washed away by floods, while 6 are still reported missing, according to the last toll.