Moroccan cold snap kills twelve

According to local authorities, twelve people were killed during December by a cold snap that has gripped the commune of Amesgou, 210km from Khénifra.

"The victims, 2 women and 10 children, aged 3 to 13 months, died of acute pneumopathy due to extreme cold," the same source reported, noting that local authorities have combined efforts to provide medical and alimentary assistance to the stricken-commune inhabitants.

Temperature dropped dramatically in the area to reach -10 to -16 Celsius degrees, explained a medical source.

In 1980, some 80 people froze to death in winter because of a sudden drop in temperature.

Since the cold in December, the weather, particularly in Fez, has been superb with bright sunny days and top temperatures touching twenty-three degrees Celsius. Nights, however have been cool - down to just two degrees.


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