7,247 civil protection interventions in 2011

The number of civil protection interventions in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region for the year 2011 reached 7,247, compared to 8,305 the previous year. The regional command of the civil protection recently organised open days to mark World Civil Protection Day, under the theme "Civil protection and domestic hazards", which coincides with 1 March. These days aim to raise awareness among citizens about the danger of these accidents, which are responsible for thousands of deaths in Morocco every year, the most common being fires, incidents involving butane gas and electricity, food poisoning, falls, and burns. A ceremony was held on this occasion at the Laâyoune barracks headquarters in the presence of local authorities, elected officials, and other dignitaries, marked by the execution of rescue, life-saving, and fire-extinguishing manoeuvres, as well as an exhibition of rescue e…