Morocco declares end of seven-year drought

The ‌average dam-filling ​rate has risen to 46 per cent, with ‍several key reservoirs now at full capacity, official data showed.

The rainfall has provided relief to the agricultural sector after years of ​water restrictions.

Seven years of ‌drought had depleted Morocco's dams, cut the wheat harvest, ​reduced the cattle herd, caused ‍heavy job losses in farming and pushed the country to accelerate its desalination ​plans.

Morocco ​aims to ​supply 60 per cent of its ​drinking water from treated seawater by 2030, up from a previous 25 per cent, while leaving dam water for the inner regions of the country, Baraka told Reuters in December.