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Flooding in the desert, a part of the Sahara under water: It had not happened for 50 years

2024-10-14 19:38:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Flooding in the desert, a part of the Sahara under water: It had not happened
Flooding in the desert, a part of the Sahara under water

An amount of rain that has not been recorded for decades fell in the Sahara region and had great consequences for the population.

The heavy rains that have hit the Sahara region have left behind lagoons of water in the middle of the sand dunes, feeding some of its driest regions, AP writes.

It is reported that this arid area received an amount of rain that had not been recorded for decades.

The desert of southeastern Morocco is among the driest places in the world, and it is rare for this amount of rain to fall near the end of summer.

The Moroccan government said rainfall over two days in September exceeded annual averages in some areas that receive less than 250 millimeters a year, including Tata, one of the worst-hit areas. In Tagounite, a village about 450 kilometers south of the capital Rabat, more than 100 millimeters were recorded in a 24-hour period.

Flooding in the desert, a part of the Sahara under water: It had not happened

The storms left incredible images of water flowing through the sands of the Sahara among the dunes and desert flora. NASA satellites have shown that water is "rushing" to fill Lake Iriki, a famous lake bed between Zagora and Tata, dry for 50 years.

"It's been 30 to 50 years since we had this much rain in such a short period of time," Hussine Youabeb, an official with Morocco's meteorological agency, told The Associated Press.

Heavy rainfall is likely to help replenish the vast oasis beneath the desert, which desert communities rely on for their water supply. Impounded reservoirs in the region reported refilling at record rates during September. However, it is unclear how much September's rainfall will go towards mitigating the drought.


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