فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Civil society organizations have sounded the alarm over the increasing number of snake and scorpion bites in rural areas, following the death of a child in the Taza province and the injury of a teacher near Settat. These incidents have intensified fears of a deadly summer threatening the lives of marginalized populations.
A 10-year-old boy reportedly died in the commune of Bouiblane, in the Taza province, after being bitten by a venomous snake that attacked him near his home. Local associations confirmed the incident and pointed out that the lack of antivenom and the scarcity of ambulances contributed to his death.
In another incident, a teacher working in a rural branch in the commune of Oulad Farès, near Settat, suffered two consecutive scorpion stings. According to community sources, she was transferred in critical condition to the regional hospital in Settat, where she struggled to receive treatment due to overcrowding and a lack of proper medical equipment.
Civil society organizations expressed concern over the growing number of such cases with the rise in temperatures, noting that rural villages and satellite schools lack the most basic safety conditions amid the expanding natural habitat of snakes and scorpions.
Activists have called on health authorities to proactively supply rural clinics with antivenom for snake and scorpion bites. They also urged the implementation of preventive spraying campaigns and the cleaning of school surroundings and villages to avoid further casualties.
Local associations criticized what they described as the ongoing “chronic healthcare neglect,” arguing that the lives of rural inhabitants are being left to fate in the face of natural hazards, with no effective intervention from the concerned authorities, despite the recurrence of such incidents every summer.
Source: Fes News Media
