RABAT - Flooding in Morocco has killed 28 people and caused major damage in various parts of the country, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa said Thursday.
Over the last week, 11 people died in flash flooding in the northeastern port town of Nador and six people died in Taza, central Morocco, after their homes collapsed, Benmoussa told the MAP news agency.
Six others lost their lives in the northeastern Oriental region, while five people were killed in the northern city of Tangier, he said.
Bad weather also destroyed two bridges and 200 mud-brick houses, he said.
Weather forecasters are predicting further heavy rain across Morocco on Thursday night.
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