Imlil, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Stock Photography

Imlil, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.Imlil is a small village in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is 1,800 metres 5,900 ft above sea level. It is close to the mountain Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in Northern Africa & Imlil makes a good base for attempting to climb it.In August 1995, following 70 millimetres 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. Up to 150 people were killed.