People inspect the damage caused by flash floods in Safi, Morocco, December 15, 2025. ABDERRAZAK GOUACH / AP
A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said Monday, December 15, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday's flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade.
A muddy torrent swept cars and bins from the streets in Safi, which is around 300 kilometers south of the capital Rabat. Fourteen survivors are being treated at Mohammed V hospital in the town, and two of them are in intensive care, according to local officials updating the overnight toll.
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Schools have been closed for at least three days and mud and debris clog the streets. "I've lost all my clothes. Only my neighbor gave me some to cover myself. I have nothing left. I've lost everything," one victim told AFP, asking not to give her name.
