Rabat, February 7th - The Moroccan city of Ksar el Kebir (north) and surrounding areas are today underwater due to floods caused by torrential rains that overflowed the Loukkos River.
At least 140,000 people have been evacuated by the Army to higher ground and sheltered in temporary camps while waiting for the severe weather to cease so they can return to their homes.
The biblical downpours hitting the region began last September and were faced with emergency measures such as placing sandbags along the riverbanks and at the entrances to hospitals and homes, but in the long run, these proved insufficient.
Since last week, the Moroccan monarch, Mohammed VI, has ordered the immediate dispatch of food supplies, warm clothing, and tents to assist the thousands affected by the climatic phenomenon impacting this Maghreb country.
Africa, both north and south of the Sahara, has suffered for years the devastating effects of climate change caused by human exploitation of nature and the subsequent destruction of the ozone layer.
Paradoxically, the most affected are the underdeveloped countries, which are minor emitters of greenhouse gases despite their societies’ rampant consumerism.
Long droughts that devastate crops and kill livestock, followed by massive downpours that sweep away lives and property, have become common at the edges of the planet with no solution in sight.
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