The Deadly Trip to School... Watch as Students in Remote Morocco Face Torrential Rains and Floods!

This article highlights the vast gap between political promises and campaign slogans and the harsh reality faced by residents of Morocco’s mountainous and remote regions in the wake of recent rainfall.

Videos circulating from the regions of Azilal, Tinghir, and Al Hoceima reveal the daily dangers faced by young children as they try to reach their schools, as they wade through muddy torrents, walk over tree trunks, and navigate rugged mountain trails amid a complete lack of bridges, school transportation, and safe routes.

This acute humanitarian situation raises serious questions about the extent to which conditions of safety and dignity are in place to guarantee these children’s right to education, as well as the effectiveness of development programs and national plans targeting rural areas.

The article highlights the determination of parents and students to pursue an education despite these harsh constraints, while issuing an urgent and direct appeal to the relevant authorities to intervene immediately and provide basic infrastructure that will save the lives of these mountain children and safeguard their legitimate right to education and a safe life.