Morocco struggles to contain forest fires
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities are struggling to bring fires that ravaged remote mountain forests under control.
“The flames have damaged around 4,600 hectares of forests,” Fouad Assali, head of the National Center for Climate and Forest Risk Management, told the local media.
He said firefighters were struggling for a fifth day in a row to contain fires that erupted in the areas of Larache, Ouezzane, Tetouan and Taza in northern Morocco.
“Firefighters have managed to bring almost half of the wildfires that erupted in the country,” he added.
Morocco has been hit in recent days by soaring temperatures approaching 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
According to local authorities, one person was killed by the fires, which forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 families.
According to experts, the recent phenomenon of forest fires breaking out in the region is linked to climate change.
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