Sudden flash floods kill seven people in southern Morocco

At least seven people were killed in flash floods that hit the province of Taroudant, Wednesday, local authorities said. The list of the victims includes a teenager and six elderly men who were attending a football game in Tizrt, a small village in the southern province, played against a neighboring town as part of a local tournament.

The authorities said that a man was left severely injured by the tragedy. He was transferred to the hospital in Ighrem, a town in the Taroudant province, the same source said, adding that search operations are underway to find survivors.

Videos shared online showed a sudden flash flood sweep away people attending the game. Several centers in the province of Tata were opened to accommodate the 200 inhabitants who got their houses affected by the flood,the local authorities concluded.