RABAT, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have evacuated more than 143,000 people in the flood-prone northwestern plains, the interior ministry said on Thursday, amid rising threats of inundation from heavy rain, swollen rivers and the release of more water from full dams. (Reporting by Ahmed El Jechtimi;)
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RABAT, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have evacuated more than 143,000 people in the flood-prone northwestern plains, the interior ministry said on Thursday, amid rising threats of inundation from heavy rain, swollen rivers and the release of more water from full dams.
(Reporting by Ahmed El Jechtimi;)