Heavy Rain Brings Over 24 Million Cubic Meters of Water to Draa-Tafilalet Dams
Rabat – The Guir-Ziz-Rheris Water Basin Agency has announced that the recent rainfall in Draa-Tafilalet brought about 24.18 million cubic meters of water to the dams in the region.
These rains, which fell between April 11 and 13, are expected to improve water resources and support farming activities in the area.
The agency said in a statement that the rainfall helped increase the total water storage in major dams to over 308 million cubic meters.
The Hassan Addakhil Dam now holds 215.5 million cubic meters, which is 68.91% of its total capacity. The Kaddoussa Dam holds 85.33 million cubic meters (38.09%), and the Toudgha Dam has 7.17 million cubic meters (19.64%).
The agency also explained that these rains will help recharge groundwater, increase spring flows, and boost agricultural activities.
The Draa-Tafilalet region experienced heavy rainfall during these three days, which is expected to have a positive effect on water storage and farming.
Read also: Snow and Rain Ease Morocco's Water Crisis, but Challenges Persist
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a weather alert last week warning of rainfall between 40 and 70 mm in several areas, including Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Errachidia, Al Haouz, Midelt, Taroudant, and Azilal.
These rains came just a few weeks after very heavy rain and snowfall hit the region and many other parts of Morocco last month. The intense weather disrupted roads and closed schools in some areas, but it was still seen as a relief in light of the year-long drought and the severe water crisis Morocco has endured in recent months.
Reservoirs across the country reached a 35% filling rate compared to 26% during the same period last year.
Still, many experts warned that the recent rainfall is not enough to resolve Morocco's long-term water crisis.
'Morocco has always been a country of drought. This is structural, not something new. It existed before the establishment of the Moroccan state, before the Idrisid dynasty,' Mohammed-Said Karrouk, professor of climatology at Hassan II University of Casablanca, told MWN.
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