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The Moroccan Floods Disaster

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  • victorludorumvictorludorum Frets: 868
    Isn't it Libya?
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  • CrankyCranky Frets: 2109
    Lybian floods.  Moroccan earthquake.  Same thing.
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  • ShrewsShrews Frets: 2424
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66803111

    Truly horrendous

    20,000+ missing, bodies washed out to sea, two dams burst, rescue services struggling to get to mountain villages. 

    And officially it's still summer.

    Hard to know if anyone is to blame here. I think two dams bursting points a finger at the government. It's not like countries don't know about freak weather and really should be questioning how to prepare for such conditions.

    As always, improvements will likely be made afterwards. 
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    edited September 2023
    Jeez!!!
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    My guys and I have had some involvement in the Moroccan relief effort I’m proud to say. Late night last night but suffice to say the RAF will be sending the usual. As for the job in hand, pretty grim but best of luck to all those involved. 
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    Shrews said:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66803111

    Truly horrendous

    20,000+ missing, bodies washed out to sea, two dams burst, rescue services struggling to get to mountain villages. 

    And officially it's still summer.

    Hard to know if anyone is to blame here. I think two dams bursting points a finger at the government. It's not like countries don't know about freak weather and really should be questioning how to prepare for such conditions.

    As always, improvements will likely be made afterwards. 
    You missed the classic "Lessons will be learned from this terrible accident to ensure that it never happens again'. As rolled out by every Government, having previously concentrated entirely on themselves, party politics & corruption.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    Shrews 

    As always, improvements will likely be made afterwards. 
    Given the current state of Libya, I wouldn't assume that.

    The cause was the increased severity of extreme weather events.  Even the best prepared of human organisations can only mitigate the impact of those events to a limited extent.  And Libya is currently far from being one of the "best prepared".
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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 10322
    Deadman said:
    My guys and I have had some involvement in the Moroccan relief effort I’m proud to say. Late night last night but suffice to say the RAF will be sending the usual. As for the job in hand, pretty grim but best of luck to all those involved. 

    Well done to the RAF!
    We have to be so very careful, what we believe in...
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Shrews said:

    Hard to know if anyone is to blame here. I think two dams bursting points a finger at the government. It's not like countries don't know about freak weather and really should be questioning how to prepare for such conditions.
    Government? They barely have a functioning one, let alone the ability to prepare for things like this.

    The two dams bursting is a result of an unprecedented extreme weather event combined with lack of maintenance on the upper dam, I think - once the upper dam failed the lower one stood no chance.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • DominicDominic Frets: 15285
    Cranky said:
    Lybian floods.  Moroccan earthquake.  Same thing.


    Not sure it is.......I think the Libyan disaster will end up being considerably more serious
    Death Toll will be 10 times more than the Moroccan Earthquake.....if not a lot higher
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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 4649
    400mm of rain in 24 hours. Average rainfall for September? 15mm. 

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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 4649
    ICBM said:
    Shrews said:

    Hard to know if anyone is to blame here. I think two dams bursting points a finger at the government. It's not like countries don't know about freak weather and really should be questioning how to prepare for such conditions.
    Government? They barely have a functioning one, let alone the ability to prepare for things like this.

    The two dams bursting is a result of an unprecedented extreme weather event combined with lack of maintenance on the upper dam, I think - once the upper dam failed the lower one stood no chance.
    Actually i think you'll find they have two barely functioning governments.  
    International aid is not arriving because they cant get permissions 
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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 4649
    Reading the eyewitness accounts, it seems like something out of a hollywood film

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