Floods Kill 11 People In Northern Morocco
Date: 27-Oct-08
Country: MOROCCO
It said all the victims were in Driouch hamlet in Nador province, 500 km (300 miles) north of Rabat.
At least 25 people were killed in several Moroccan provinces in the past two weeks in floods triggered by heavy rains, according to local media.
Morocco, which suffers cyclical droughts, received its highest levels of rains in 35 years for the Sept.17-Oct 23, accodring to local disaster and weather officials.
(Reporting by Lamine Ghanmi)
