فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
A tragic incident struck the village of Ait Mama, part of the Ait Laman commune within the territorial jurisdiction of Boulemane Province, last Tuesday. According to local sources, the collapse of a mud-brick house roof on a family inside resulted in the immediate death of the father, who was buried beneath the rubble.
The same sources reported that the mother sustained a severe head injury and was rushed to the provincial hospital in Missour for urgent medical care. Meanwhile, the young children narrowly escaped the collapse, in a heart-wrenching scene that deeply affected the local community.
This heartbreaking tragedy, according to local observers, has reignited debate over the dire state of housing in many remote and mountainous villages of Boulemane Province, where numerous families live in old, dilapidated homes that lack the most basic safety standards—while tangible interventions to improve the area’s housing infrastructure remain absent.
In various statements to the newspaper, residents of Ait Mama expressed their shock over the incident, emphasizing that “many of the mud-brick houses in the area are no longer fit for habitation, yet they remain the only refuge for impoverished families with no alternative.”
The incident has prompted local activists and civil society groups to issue an urgent appeal to local authorities and elected councils, calling on them to assess the condition of these fragile homes and develop a preventive plan that includes the restoration of endangered structures and the provision of financial and technical support to needy families.
A community activist from the area stated, “The tragedy in Ait Mama is not an isolated case—it reflects an alarming reality that requires proactive intervention before more lives are lost,” stressing that the lives of citizens, especially in rural mountain areas, must be at the heart of development policies and social programs.
As local voices see it, this incident serves as a “loud alarm bell” for those responsible for urban planning and rural development, urging them to act swiftly to prevent further tragedies caused by poor housing conditions and weak infrastructure in isolated mountainous regions.
Source: Fes News Media
