The issue of rehabilitating unsafe housing in the Moulay Yacoub commune dates back to 2014, when a partnership agreement was signed between the communal council and the Al Omran company in Fez, aiming to rehabilitate 160 buildings at risk of collapse, alongside the development of a geological hazard map.
The total project cost was estimated at 32.15 million Moroccan dirhams at the time, with participation from several government agencies. However, its implementation has remained stalled due to the lack of final funding for critical phases, particularly the aspect related to relocating families living in the buildings at risk of collapse.
A study by the LPEE laboratory confirmed that the area suffers from natural seismic activity that prevents stability, especially in the “Red Zone,” which includes the most prominent threatened residential clusters.