Struggling Morocco oasis risks becoming mirage

Skoura, Morocco (AFP) Feb 21, 2020

Dead palm trees lie on dry, yellowish earth near an abandoned adobe house in Morocco's arid southeast, as drought threatens ancient oases. "I grew up in this oasis and I have seen it shrink," says 53-year-old Mohamed El Houkari, who lives in Skoura, a rural oasis area of around 40 square kilometres (15 square miles). For centuries, Morocco's oases have been home to human settlements, agr