Morocco food aid stampede kills 15, injures 5 others

By Mehmet Akif Turan

RABAT, Morocco

A stampede during a distribution of relief goods in southern Morocco killed 15 women and injured five others, according to an Interior Ministry statement on Sunday.

The ministry said the incident happened during a food aid distribution in Sidi Boulalam village of the southern province of .

The aid was distributed by a local relief organization, the statement said, adding the government would provide all necessary support to the victims.