Heavy snow and unusual, extreme cold weather in January has cut off thousands from major transport routes in Morocco’s High and Middle Atlas regions, raising the risk of food shortages and dangerous living conditions for the affected communities. More than 100 volunteers and staff from the Moroccan Red Crescent have been deployed to central mountainous provinces to provide emergency transport and medical assistance as well as to distribute food, blankets and supplies. The Moroccan Red Crescent assistance is part of the Government’s response to support 700,000 people affected by the cold wave. Advertisement“This is an area that rarely sees temperatures drop below 18°C in winter which makes these people very vulnerable to the extreme cold. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Source: The North Africa Journal January 26, 2018 16:07 UTC