Longest drought in decades ends in Morocco

Above-average rainfall and snowfall sharply boosted dam levels across the country over the past season

Morocco’s seven-year drought has ended following heavy winter rainfall and snow, the government said this week, bringing a major shift in the country’s water situation. 

Speaking during a session of the House of Representatives in Rabat on Monday, Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka said rainfall from September 1 to January 12 reached 108 millimeters...