Morocco on orange alert for rain and winds of up to 100 km/h
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Infomediaire
Illustrative image · Engin Akyurt · Pexels · Licence PexelsMorocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology has issued an orange alert for heavy rain, hail and winds of up to 100 km/h on 11 and 12 November. Rainfall totals will reach 80 to 110 mm in several northern and central provinces, including Chefchaouen, Tetouan, Agadir and Essaouira.
Rainfall totals expected in Morocco between Wednesday 11 November at 12pm and Thursday 12 November at 12pm will reach 80 to 110 mm in the provinces of Chefchaouen, Al Hoceima, Tetouan, Essaouira, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, Inezgane-Ait Melloul and Chtouka-Ait Baha, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). Other provinces, including Taounate, Larache, Sidi Kacem, Kenitra, Taza, Ouezzane and Taroudant, are expected to receive between 40 and 80 mm.
The strongest gusts are expected on Wednesday between 12pm and 11pm, with speeds of 90 to 100 km/h in Sidi Bennour, Safi, Chichaoua, Essaouira, Youssoufia, Tetouan, El Jadida, Al Hoceima, Tangier-Assilah and Chefchaouen. The DGM also forecasts local dust storms.
This alert comes after the orange alert for hail and rain in several Moroccan provinces, announced on 10 November. The bad weather also led to the suspension of classes in rural schools in Tetouan.
