Floods in Tetuan kill five people, three still missing

Five people died and three others are still missing following the floods in the Martil plain, near Tetouan, due to heavy rainfall in the region, said the region's wali (senior governor), Taib Alaoui.

The official, who speaking at a joint press conference with equipment minister Bouamour Taghouane, said the floods also damaged farming land, factories and houses. He also announced that a committee is presently assessing the damages incurred by farmers, individuals, stock breeders and owners of factories.

According to the equipment minister, the torrential rains which hit all the country's northwestern region are an exceptional natural phenomenon that happens every 100 years in Morocco.