00:01Residents in Moroccan coastal city of Safi were clearing
00:05thick mud from streets and homes on Monday
00:08after overnight flash floods killed at least 37 people
00:12and left widespread destruction in one of the city's oldest neighbors.
00:21What do you want me to say? My friends are dead. My neighbors are dead.
00:25We lost people who grew up in the city.
00:28It shocks us deeply.
00:34Another resident said entire livelihoods were wiped out in minutes.
00:43The dweller died with his child.
00:45The fast food vendor, while closing his restaurant,
00:48was swept away by the water.
00:51The shoe vendor also drowned.
00:53I'm going to start my life over from the scratch now.
00:56Everything has been swept away.
01:04Local media reported schools in Safi will remain closed for three days,
01:08while floodings also caused damage in all the parts of the country,
01:13including Te Tuan and Tingye.
01:15Safi, home to more than 300,000 people,
01:18is a key hub for Morocco's fishing and phosphate industries.
01:23Experts say climate change has made rainfall more erratic,
01:27compounding vulnerabilities in cities where drainage systems
01:31and building regulations are often inadequate.
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