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Morocco to spend $260 mln on flood relief

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The Moroccan government said on Thursday it plans to spend 2.5 billion dirhams ($ 260 million) on a flood relief plan that includes reconstruction aid, infrastructure upgrades and farming support.

The plan includes upgrading destroyed infrastructure and support to affected farmers © Mena Today 

The plan includes upgrading destroyed infrastructure and support to affected farmers © Mena Today 

The Moroccan government said on Thursday it plans to spend 2.5 billion dirhams ($ 260 million) on a flood relief plan that includes reconstruction aid, infrastructure upgrades and farming support.

Floods ravaged several villages in the country’s south-east last month, killing at least 28 people and destroying roads.

The government will offer 80,000 dirhams for partially demolished homes and 140,000 dirhams for totally collapsed ones, the prime minister’s office said.

The plan includes upgrading destroyed infrastructure and support to affected farmers.

Separately, the government said it will continue, for the next five months, to offer cash handouts of 2500 dirhams to some 60,000 households affected by an earthquake that hit the High Atlas mountains in September 2023.

One year on, just 1000 homes have been built, according to official data, as the government continues its gradual construction aid plan for some 57,000 damaged or totally destroyed homes.

Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi

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