The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s …
Oct 14, 2024 · (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.
'People have never seen anything like it': Morocco hit by …
Sep 11, 2024 · The extraordinarily violent flood swept bodies away along the river over a distance of more than 30 kilometers, according to eyewitness accounts.
Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the …
Oct 8, 2024 · RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.
Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Sep 10, 2024 · RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure.
Morocco floods death toll rises to 18, authorities say | Reuters
Sep 9, 2024 · Floods from torrential rains killed at least 18 people in the southern Morocco provinces of Tata, Tiznit, Errachidia, Tinghir and Taroudant, authorities said in a latest death toll on...
Rare deluge floods parts of the Sahara desert for the first time in ...
Oct 13, 2024 · Palm trees are flooded in a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Oct. 2, 2024. AP Photo. Six consecutive years of drought have posed...
Floods kill at least 11 people in Morocco | Reuters
Sep 8, 2024 · Floods from torrential rains killed at least 11 people in the provinces of Tata, Tiznit and Errachidia in south Morocco, authorities said in a preliminary death toll on Sunday.
Torrential floods leave several people dead in southeastern Morocco
Sep 8, 2024 · Torrential rains caused floods that killed at least 11 people and left nine still missing in Morocco's southern provinces of Tata, Tiznit, and Errachidia, authorities said Sunday.
Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco's dried-up south back to life
Oct 27, 2024 · But this September, torrential rains triggered floods in southern parts of Morocco, killing at least 28 people, according to authorities. The rare heavy rains come as the North African kingdom...
Morocco's Earthquake and Libya's Floods Highlight Obstacles to …
Sep 21, 2023 · A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to collapse, resulting in massive floods in and around the port city of Derna.