According to the new tally announced by local authorities on Monday (December 15, 2025), at least 37 people were killed in flash floods that occurred on Sunday in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi, which was hit by heavy rains. The same sources stated that the exceptional stormy rains recorded in a short period (one hour) have also resulted in at least 14 injured people receiving medical attention at the Mohammed V Hospital in Safi, two of whom remain in intensive care.
The statement further states that the civil protection services continue to carry out field tracking, search, rescue and assistance operations for the population affected by the floods, which led to the suspension of classes in the province this Monday. This is the highest number of such storms in Morocco in more than a decade. Images on social media showed a torrent of muddy water sweeping vehicles and trash cans through the streets of Safi, about 300 kilometers south of the capital Rabat.
A “black day” in Safi
“It’s a black day,” a resident of the area, Hamza Chdouani, told AFP. At night the water level dropped and neighbors had to search for their belongings in the mud. Meanwhile, the weather service expected further rain in large parts of Morocco on Tuesday. Heavy rains and floods are not uncommon in Morocco, although the country has suffered from severe drought for seven consecutive years.
In September 2024, significant flooding due to rainfall also occurred in the south and southeast of the country, killing 18 people. In November 2014, at least 32 people died in the south after heavy rains caused several rivers at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to overflow. There was also an earthquake in the country in 2023, killing more than two thousand people.
LGC (APF, EFE)
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