At least 37 people killed in flash floods in Morocco

RABAT, Dec ⁠15 (Reuters) - At ⁠least ‍37 people were killed in flash floods ‍triggered by torrential rains on Sunday ​in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province ​of Safi, 330 kilometres (205 miles) south of the capital Rabat, Morocco's state-run 2M ​TV reported on Monday.

Fourteen people were receiving medical care ​after the floods, it added, citing local ‌authorities.

One hour of heavy rain was enough to flood homes ​and shops in ⁠the old town of Safi, sweeping away cars ‌and cutting off many roads in surrounding areas, as rescue ‌efforts continued, it reported.

Morocco is experiencing ‌heavy rain and snowfall on the Atlas Mountains following seven years of ‍drought that emptied some of its main reservoirs.

(Reporting by ⁠Ahmed Eljechtimi in Rabat, additional reporting by Jana Choukeir in Dubai; Editing by Chris Reese and Sharon Singleton)

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