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Mohammedia (Arabic: المحمدية, transcription: Al-Mohammadiya), formerly called Fédala, is a town in Morocco located...

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News 14 Jul 2014 2 min read

Mohammédia remains at the mercy of floods

Mohammédia remains at the mercy of floods

The flood protection system for Mohammedia has certainly proven its effectiveness, but it remains the case that the city is not totally safe from the flooding of the Oued Maleh. This observation is ultimately the conclusion of a study on the protection of the city of Mohammedia against floods, which was presented during a meeting held in the presence of Ms. Charafat Afilal, Minister Delegate in charge of Water, and the governor of the prefecture, Ali Salem Cheggaf, as well as officials from the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water and the Bouregreg and Chaouia Hydraulic Basin Agency. The study, carried out by a Moroccan consulting firm, thus sounds the alarm, maintaining that the structures put in place in the aftermath of the devastating floods in 2002, notably the diversion canal, the dam, and the dykes, do not ensure 100% protection of the city against floods. Faced with this risk, which is certainly of lesser importance today, it is a matter of proceeding as quickly as possible to consolidate the existing system, recommend the promoters of the study, while stressing the need to value and put to use the wetland near the Gulf of Mohammedia as well as the Dayas (temporary ponds) in the commune of Beni Yakhef, given their eminently important role in mitigating the force of floods. In short, a sort of natural dam against floods. To definitively ward off the spectre of floods, especially in the West Mohammedia zone near the industrial units and the refinery, a technical meeting will be held soon at the Mohammedia prefecture to define the means of prevention and above all to mobilise the partners and resources necessary for the realisation of this rescue plan. A plan in which, in addition to the Ministry Delegate in charge of Water and the prefecture, the urban commune of Mohammedia, the National Office of Railways (ONCF), as well as industrialists will be associated.

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