Morocco’s farm development agency in the Gharb region says it has sent in teams and equipment after heavy rain caused several rivers to overflow.
Rivers and streams including the Sebou, Ouergha, Beht and R’dom spilled over after days of intense rainfall, flooding parts of the Gharb plain. The response is being coordinated with local and provincial authorities.
Officials say the main goal is to keep people safe, protect farm animals and limit damage to irrigation canals and drainage systems.
Waterways and pumping stations are being watched around the clock. As a safety measure, electricity has been switched off at some irrigation stations threatened by flooding to avoid accidents.
Teams on the ground are clearing blocked drains and building earth walls near villages at risk of being flooded. Farm animals are being moved to safer areas, and farmers are being given large amounts of barley and animal feed.
Farmers are also receiving advice on how to reduce crop losses. Emergency workers are fixing breaks in drainage channels to help water flow away from homes and fields.
Official figures show the Gharb region recorded 507 millimetres of rain, almost three times more than last season and well above the usual average. The heavy rain has pushed dam levels close to their limits.
The floods have damaged farming infrastructure. Strong water flows have broken water networks, affected pumping stations underwater and damaged farm roads, making repair work harder.
Authorities say rainfall in the wider Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region reached about 342 millimetres last month, compared with 74 millimetres at the same time last year.
While the rain first helped crops and filled dams, officials say the increasingly heavy downpours are also causing problems in parts of the region.
The Gharb agency says it will stay on high alert until conditions return to normal, with people, animals and farmland its top priority.
