everal districts of Casablanca and Nouaceur province lost power on Wednesday, November 11, shortly before five in the afternoon, as heavy storms swept the region.
According to the Casablanca-Settat Regional Multiservice Company (SRM), an incident hit very high voltage lines on the national transmission grid run by ONEE, the national electricity and water office, cutting supply to several substations. The operator blames the storms.
The city center, Maarif, El Fida, Ain Chock, Ben M’Sick, Sbata, Sidi Othmane and Hay Hassani were affected, as well as Bouskoura, Ouled Azzouz and Dar Bouazza.
Striking as offices let out, the outage knocked out traffic lights on several main roads, where traffic quickly ground to a halt.
The SRM, which activated its crisis plan, is working with ONEE to restore power step by step. Several districts got it back during the evening, but no time has been given for a full return to normal.
The national weather office still forecasts locally heavy showers on Thursday, with a risk of hail and strong gusts of wind, across several regions of the Kingdom.
Photo: Le360.
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