On 17 December , 2018 , two trekkers , from Denmark and Norway , were murdered near to the village by Islamic terrorists who had pledged allegiance to ISIS . At least one victim was beheaded , with the murders videoed and posted to social media On 17 August 1995 , following of rainfall in just 2.5 hours , the village of Imlil was catastrophically flooded . A six-metre wall of water washed down the surrounding valleys , with a reported 27 times the average volume of water . Official figures state that up to 150 people , including 20-60 tourists , were killed . Forty vehicles parked near the river were washed away . The villagers experienced significant losses to food stocks and agricultural lands , as well as a depleted tourist industry over the proceeding months . The Moroccan government was quick to help , however , clearing access to the village through the blocked mountain road just four days later . By 2000 the village had still not returned to normal , with large areas of previously cultivated land still buried under flood debris . Many of their walnut trees were also washed away in the flood , each having taken up to 15 years to mature . This loss has still not been accounted for
two trekkers
Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland
Imlil, Marrakesh-Safi