Morocco Floods: Thousands Evacuated in the North After Heavy Rains

01 February 2026, 6:15 AM

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فيضانات المغرب: نقل أكثر من 20 ألف شخص إلى الملاجئ، وارتفاع متوسط ملئ السدود إلى 60% - Morocco floods: Over 20,000 people evacuated to shelters, with average dam levels rising to 60% — Said nait brahim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Morocco Floods: Over 20,000 People Moved to Shelters, Average Dam Levels Reach 60%

Moroccan television reported that the government deployed army rescue units to assist in evacuating thousands of residents after floods caused by heavy rains and rising river levels inundated areas in northern Morocco.

Reuters cited a committee monitoring the floods as saying that persistent rains over several weeks, combined with water release from a nearly full nearby dam, led to rising water levels in the Loukkos Valley and the flooding of several neighborhoods in Ksar El Kebir, located about 190 kilometers north of Rabat.

💢 The army intervenes in Ksar El Kebir to carry out rescue operations after floods
May our country be safe and enjoy stability 🇲🇦♥️#KsarElKebir #MoroccanArmy #MoroccoOnly pic.twitter.com/YB64KIRtdG
— Sada Al-Siyasah (@SAlsyast14777) January 31, 2026

Official media reported that more than 20,000 people had been moved to shelters and temporary camps, while authorities placed sandbags and temporary barriers in flood-prone areas. As a precaution, schools in Ksar El Kebir were ordered closed until February 7. In neighboring Sidi Kacem province, rising levels of the Sebou River prompted authorities to evacuate several villages and raise the alert level.

Record water level reached at Oued Al-Makhazin Dam in 2026#MoroccoDams #Floods #Morocco pic.twitter.com/9I9R30QTRt
— 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒂 (@LadyOfRedCity) January 31, 2026

These developments follow a seven-year drought that prompted Morocco to invest heavily in water desalination plants, according to official data. The data also indicated that the average dam fill rate rose to 60%, with several major reservoirs reaching full capacity. This comes one month after flash floods in the coastal city of Safi, south of Rabat, which resulted in 37 fatalities.