NEWS AND VIEWS FROM MOROCCO
Sandy McCutcheon has been absent from the Australian thriller scene for several years now, while he has been pursuing other interests in Morocco, but in the late 1990s and early 2000s he wrote some exceptionally good, and slightly quirky, spy thrillers.
Morocco is set to experience snowfall and strong wind on Wednesday and Thursday across several provinces, the country’s Directorate of Meteorology warned.
The country’s weather forecaster said snowfall is set to range between 15 and 50 centimeters from Wednesday at 6 a.m. to Thursday at 11 p.m. in the provinces of Al Haouz in Marrakech-Safi region, Ifrane in Fez-Meknes region, Sefrou (Fez-Meknes), Boulemane (Fez-Meknes), Beni Mellal (in the Beni-Mellal Khenifra region), Azilal in Central Morocco, Khenifra in the Beni Mellal Khenifra region, Midelt, a town in the Middle and High Atlas Mountains, and Guercif , a town in eastern Morocco.
Strong winds ranging between 70 to 85 kilometers per hour are expected to hit the provinces of Figuig, Jerada, Oujda-Angad in the Oriental region, Errachidia (in Draa-Tafilalet region), Bouelmane, and Midelt from Wednesday at 6 a.m. to Thursday at 11 p.m.
A fire erupted yesterday in the ceilings of the shops located in the Rcif vegetables market
Eyewitness on the scene said that the fire consumed a number of shops and their equipment. The expensive wooden decorations that furnish the market space contributed to the fires’ swelling to spread on a large scale.
The market, which had just been repaired, suffered significant material damage as a result of the fire.
According to the same source, Fez's authorities and civil protection agency dispatched first respondents and firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
Civil protection teams are working to keep the fire from spreading to other parts of the market and from affecting the nearby Bab Al-Awwad market's shops.
The fire's primary cause is still unknown. Local authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Bab Rcif is one of the historical monuments in the old medina of Fez. Located in a key location in the city, the centuries-old gate represents a fundamental element in Fez's history and architecture.
After a long absence, Sandy McCutcheon has returned to the thriller genre with aplomb. Dead North is an impressive thriller that moves confidently between Britain and Finland, with a clever and very up to date plot. Peopled with a rich cast of characters, it grabs attention from the opening pages and holds it all the way to the exciting conclusion. Fast paced, original and very evocative, Dead North is a good intelligent spy thriller. Highly recommended.
Jeff Popple
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