A couple claimed 8 258.85 euros from their insurer after a fire broke out in their car during a trip to Morocco. However, a video sent by the policyholders themselves contradicted their account of the allegedly lost luggage.
The Maersk Lanco, which was due to reach Tanger Med from the Brazilian port of Santos, caught fire off the coast of Brazil. The ship interrupted its voyage and headed to Salvador de Bahia for inspection and repairs.
Areas of the Rif and Atlas are exposed to extreme wildfire risk until September 16, according to the European EFFIS system. Above-average temperatures are also forecast in Morocco next week.
A homeless Moroccan man entered a houseboat moored in Lyon in order, he claims, to spend the end of the night sheltered. A cigarette that had not been properly extinguished allegedly started a fire requiring the intervention of 30 firefighters. He was arrested at the scene.
Yassine K. was already behind bars when an arson attack killed seven members of the same family in Nice. Two years later, investigators suspect him of remotely organizing the commando operation behind the tragedy.
Monique Barbut had planned to spend three weeks in Morocco, her native country, to celebrate her 70th birthday. The fires hitting France disrupted her plans, without sparing her controversy over her crisis management from a distance.
Messages circulating on social media accused Morocco of refusing to send its planes to fight wildfires in Spain. This version is false: the Spanish government confirms it never requested help from Rabat.
Violent wildfires striking Gironde are disrupting travel around Bordeaux. Several flights to Essaouira, Casablanca and Marrakech remain scheduled, but passengers are advised to verify their status before heading to the airport.
Violent fires have ravaged vast forest areas in several Algerian wilayas in recent days. As the flames have approached certain inhabited areas, the possibility of Moroccan aerial assistance has returned to the debate.
The widow of a British man who died in a fire at the spa of a five-star hotel in Marrakech is suing the establishment’s operator before English courts. She is claiming over 500,000 pounds sterling, while the company denies any negligence.
A tragedy occurred Thursday evening in the Skhirat-Témara prefecture. A Royal Gendarmerie pilot lost his life in the crash of his aircraft during a forest fire in the Maâmora forest.
Saturday morning, a violent fire destroyed a warehouse in Anderlecht, killing Mohamed Bakkali and his son Amin, 21 years old. This tragedy shakes the neighborhood, grieving the loss of hardworking figures within the Moroccan community .