Morocco’s Flood Victims are Having a Hard time During Ramadan

Ramadan has always meant getting together with family and having fun meals after sundown for Ahmed El Habachi. This year, the 37-year-old plasterer breaks his fast on a mat inside a tent, where there is flood debris instead of family and friends. “I’m getting by until this crisis is over and we can go home,” he says. El Habachi is one of thousands who had to leave their homes because of two terrible floods that hit northwestern Morocco between December 2025 and February 2026.

The bad weather showed how vulnerable the country’s cities are to sudden floods and pushed the big river basins to their limits, leaving families like his homeless during the Muslim holy month. Abdelmajid Lekihel, a 49-year-old street seller, talks about how the floods have taken away the rhythm and excitement of the holy month.

After breaking the fast during Ramadan, we have a tradition. He says, “After the prayer, we go to the mosque or a café to meet up with our loved ones. But this year, with the floods and these hard times, we’re living day by day, moment by moment.” For instance, it’s hard for us to even obtain some hot water. The simplest things to do every day have become hard, and the sense of community that Ramadan nights used to offer has been replaced by loneliness and doubt.

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