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Motorway operator urges caution as Morocco faces heatwave

From Télégraphe · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Morocco’s National Motorway Company urged motorists to exercise caution during an intense heatwave forecast to affect several provinces from Friday through Monday.
  • It advised travelers on several motorway routes to check traffic conditions, inspect tires and fluid levels, and take water breaks every two hours.
  • The weather service issued an orange-level alert, forecasting temperatures of 43 to 46 degrees Celsius in parts of the country.

Morocco’s motorway operator has urged drivers to take extra care as an intense heatwave is expected to affect several parts of the country from Friday through Monday.

The National Motorway Company advised motorists using the motorways linking Rabat and Taza, Casablanca and Safi, and Beni Mellal, Berrechid and Agadir to check traffic conditions before setting out.

It also called on travelers to inspect their tires and check coolant and engine-oil levels before driving. Drivers should take a break every two hours to drink water, the company said.

The warning follows an updated orange-level alert from Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology. The forecast calls for temperatures of between 43 and 46 degrees Celsius in the provinces and prefectures of Oued Ed-Dahab, Assa-Zag and Es-Semara.

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Originally published by Télégraphe in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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