Overview
- Local authorities confirmed at least 21 deaths after flash floods struck the Atlantic port city of Safi.
- Thirty-two people were taken to hospitals for treatment, and most have since been discharged.
- At least 70 houses and shops in the old town were inundated during the sudden deluge.
- Images shared online show muddy floodwaters sweeping cars and trash bins through streets as access roads became impassable.
- The Moroccan weather service warns of more heavy rain, while experts say warmer air and seas are intensifying such downpours.