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The Ministry of Equipment and Water announced that, by 4 pm on Saturday, 35 road sections out of 44 that were cut off due to thunderstorms that hit some regions of the Kingdom had been reopened.
The ministry explained, in a statement, that with regard to the Tata region, which experienced torrential floods in particular in the city, the maintenance teams of the Ministry of Equipment and Water, in conjunction with local authorities, took the initiative to open some of the main roads leading to the city, starting with the road section of National Road No. 17 leading to National Road No. 7.
She added that efforts are still ongoing to open the remaining road sections, especially National Road No. 17 between Fam Zguid and Tata, and National Road No. 7 between Taroudant and Tata.
It is worth noting that since the beginning of the rainfall that the Kingdom has experienced, the Ministry of Equipment and Water has immediately mobilized its human resources as well as its material and logistical means, represented by 210 human resources (engineers, technicians, vehicle drivers and workers), in addition to 107 vehicles (leveling vehicles, loading and excavation vehicles, bulldozers and trucks).
The statement said that “our country experienced, during the period between September 19 and 21, 2024, very heavy torrential rains and thunderstorms that resulted in the interruption of traffic in 44 road sections due to floods, as a result of the rise in water levels in a number of valleys and ravines, which caused damage to some road axes.”
The same source added that this concerns the provinces of Tata, Zagora, Ouarzazate, Assa Zag, Boulemane, Taroudant, Tinghir, Smara, Jerada and Figuig, highlighting that the most important axes where traffic was interrupted due to flooding of valleys are as follows:
- – National Road No. 7 linking Taroudant and Tata.
- – National Road No. 9 linking Ouarzazate and Zagora
- – National Road No. 10 linking Ouarzazate and Tinghir on the one hand and Errachidia and Bouanane on the other hand.
- – National Road No. 14 linking Smara and Jederia
- – National Road No. 15 linking Guercif, Outat El Haj and Midelt
- – National Road No. 17 linking Tata and Zagora
- – Regional Road No. 103 linking Assa, Zak and Mahbes.
- – Regional Road No. 111 linking Tata and Ouarzazate
- – Regional Road No. 307 linking Skoura and Ghsate
- – Regional Road No. 708 linking Korama and Beni Tadjit
The Ministry of Equipment and Water calls on all citizens and road users to exercise caution in areas experiencing heavy rainfall.
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2024-09-24 23:53:24
