Northwest Morocco Flood Update: Loukkos and Sebou River Levels Rising in Ksar El Kebir, Sidi Kacem
Current monitoring shows water levels nearing bank-full at the Oued El Makhazine Dam and the Loukkos River basin as of February 3, 2026. The situation has escalated into a humanitarian crisis as the city of Ksar El Kebir is described by locals as a “ghost town,” with half the population now displaced. While the rains have ended years of drought, the sheer volume of water—exceeding annual averages by 159% in just one week—has pushed Morocco’s hydraulic infrastructure to its absolute limit, prompting a massive mobilization of the Royal Armed Forces.