Floods wreak havoc in Morocco farmlands after severe drought

Farmers in the North African kingdom have for the past few years endured severe drought. But floods have now swamped more than 100,000 hectares of land, wiping out key crops and forcing farmers in the country's northwest to flee with their livestock. "I have about four or five hectares" of crops, Reouani said. "All of it is gone now." "Still, praise be to God for this blessing," he added while looking around at the water. Morocco, where agriculture employs about a third of the working-age population...