At least 24 people were killed in Morocco on Tuesday when a bus plunged off road into a ravine amid heavy rains, state-run MAP news agency reported.

The incident occurred between Casablanca and Bouznika town on the country's Atlancit coast, the agency said, citing civil defense sources.

Rescue and search operations are still underway, the sources said.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI offered condolences to the families of the victims and said he would pay for the burials of those killed and the hospitalization of those injured.