Morocco floods death toll rises to 32 as torrents of water wash away buildings 24 of the deaths occurred in the desert town of Guelmim, officials said Authorities are being criticised for their slow and ineffective response Sparking fears of violent protests which have happened after earlier floods Floods caused by heavy downpours have killed at least 32 people, swept away buildings, vehicles and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 200 people in southern Morocco. Of the confirmed deaths, 24 occurred in the region of Guelmim, a desert town, the interior ministry said. A further six people remained missing.Â Flooding, which is quite common in the mostly arid desert region at this time of year, has in the past triggered violent protests by locals angered by officials slow and ineffective response to the natural disaster.Â Floods have killed at least 32 people, swept away buildings, vehicles and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 200 people in southern Morocco; above, a car is washed away in the region of Ouarzazate A man is seen just above the waterline, far right, as his car begins to sink in the Oaezazate regionÂ Moroccan firefighters, seen left, use a rope to rescue residents in Guelmim, where 24 people have died Local residents were pictured on state television reacting angrily as their homes became submerged in brown water near the town of Errachidia.Â Its thought the prolonged closure of many national roads could also spark protests.Â Morocco's King Mohamed has told authorities to take 'all necessary emergency measures to help and support victims of the floods'. A woman in the Errachidia region, where around 60 homes were destroyed, was angry at the authorities inability to help and safeguard residents. She said: 'We have lost everything, everything. Now our families will sleep in the cold. The driver and passengers from this truck cling to its cab, after it is flipped over by raging flood waters Morocco's King Mohamed has told authorities to take 'all necessary emergency measures to help and support victims of the floods'; above residents in Guelmim stand on top of their cars, stranded by rising waters Locals said authorities previous efforts to restore mud houses did 'not save us', and homes were simply washed away all over againÂ The driver of this four wheel drive looks out of his side door, possibly wondering if its safer to leave it behind 'Their (the authorities') previous programmes to restore our mud houses did not save us, our houses were just swept away' she told local media.Â The army deployed helicopters to evacuate dozens of people, including some foreigners, in areas threatened by rising river levels. Local news websites showed floods sweeping away cars, tracks and roads in several regions, including Guelmim and Marrakesh. Vehicles try to cross a bridge as flash floods hit the southern town of Tinghir at the foot of the Anti-Atlas Mountains today A cyclist struggles to free his bike which appears to be stuck in the muddy waterÂ