Morocco’s Weather Office Denies Cloud Seeding Caused Deadly Floods

 

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The Directorate General of Meteorology has refuted claims that Morocco’s artificial rain program, which uses cloud seeding technology, was responsible for the recent deadly floods in the country’s south and southeast regions.

This statement comes after several reports suggested that the program, known as Al-Ghaith, contributed to the heavy rains and subsequent flooding.

In a statement to Morocco World News, a source from the meteorological directorate emphasized that the artificial rain operations under the Al-Ghaith program follow a precise scientific protocol and international standards.

These clouds caused strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, leading to flash floods in several areas of the country’s southeast and east of the Atlas Mountains.

The toll from the floods in Morocco has risen to 11 dead and 9 missing, with 40 houses and 93 roads destroyed.

Tata, Tiznit and Errachidia are the provinces most affected by the floods. In the Tagounite region, 170 mm of rain fell in 3 hours.

Morocco’s Al-Ghaith program for artificial rain enhancement was launched in 1984 following a devastating drought that affected the country between 1979 and 1983.