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Morocco orders mass evacuations as flood risk soars

Flood risks are increasing due to heavy rainfall, swollen rivers and additional water being released from full dams. The number of people evacuated by the authorities has reached 108,432, according to the Interior Ministry.

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00:00More than 108,000 evacuations have been recorded by Morocco's Interior Ministry since heavy rains caused water levels to rise in Sa-el-Kabir province last Friday.
00:11Local authorities who are continuing emergency operations have now urged residents in flood-prone areas of the northwestern plains to leave immediately.
00:20Flood risks are increasing due to heavy rainfall, solon rivers and additional water being released from full dams.
00:27The number of people evacuated by the authorities has now reached 108,000,000,000,000,000 432,000 according to the Interior Ministry.
00:34Helicopters have been deployed to rescue operations as rising waters flood fields and villages in the northwest.
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