Water is a major problem
Morocco
Monday 23 July 2012
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The lack of rain is causing the decrease in the rate of filling of dams, threatening agricultural production to come.
Drought has become a concern and threatens the agricultural sector in Morocco.
Rainfall deficit, record heat (at Marrackech it was 49.6 ° C on July 17), means that drought is worrying and water becomes a major problem.
The lack of rain has also
resulted in the falling rate of water in reservoirs from dams. Between July 2011 and July 2012, their water level decreased from 79.9% to 63.8%. Some dams have declined even more, in the the order of 50% to 70% of their water.
source : yabiladi com