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Flood in Morocco
The start of 2021 was marked by heavy rainfall across Morocco. Casablanca was one of the worst affected regions, with floods causing significant infrastructural damage to the city.
Public transport shut down, and entire neighborhoods were flooded claiming four lives.
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Type of Event: | Flash flood |
Location of Event: | Morocco |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2021-01-12 |
Time of Charter Activation: | 15:30 |
Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of UNDP |
Activation ID: | 694 |
Project Management: | UNITAR |
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Impact analysis and surface water detected in the Province of Tetouan and the Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq, Region of Tanger- Tétouan- Al Hoceïma, Morocco
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Acquired: 13/01/2021
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Surface water detected by satellite on January 13, 2021 NE of Tetouan, Province of Tetouan & Prefecture of M'diq-Fnideq, Region of Tanger- Tétouan- Al Hoceïma, Morocco
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Acquired: 13/01/2021
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