Overview
- Two adjacent four-storey residential blocks in Fez’s Al-Mustaqbal neighborhood housed eight families before collapsing overnight.
- Nineteen people were confirmed dead and 16 injured were taken to the Fez University Hospital Centre, according to state media.
- Search-and-rescue operations continue, neighboring buildings have been evacuated, and officials warn the toll could rise.
- State broadcaster reports the structures had visible cracking and deterioration for some time, though investigators have not established a definitive cause.
- The collapse comes after other deadly incidents in Morocco and follows government surveys identifying thousands of vulnerable buildings after the 2023 earthquakes.