Rabat (AFP) – Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heatwave. Advertising Read moreThe meteorological station in the southern coastal city of Agadir recorded on Friday the new national record of 50.4C, said the General Directorate of Meteorology. The heatwave has caused wildfires in recent days in northern Morocco near Tangier and further east in Taza province, damaging forests but resulting in no casualties, AFP journalists reported. It surpassed the previous record in July 2019 by 0.33C. Last month in Morocco was ranked the fourth hottest July since 1961.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 13, 2023 17:10 UTC