Kénitra, Feb. 4, 2009 (MAP) - Three hundred adobe houses were swept away Tuesday night by floodwaters of Oued Beht river in the northern region of Sidi Slimane, causing no casualties, local authorities said.A total of 1,800 houses were submerged by floodwaters, and 1,500 victims were rescued in the disaster-stricken, the same source said. The flood-stricken victims also received food and blankets.
The early warning given in the flood-threatened regions spared the lives of many people, the source went on, adding that the police, the Gendarmerie Royale (rural police), the auxiliary forces and rescue and emergency units joined efforts to help the victims.
After heavy rains that recently hit the Gharb region, El Kansra dam overflowed into Oued Beht.
Eight people were killed and two others were injured Tuesday as a result of the harsh weather which is currently hitting Morocco.