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. Southeastern Morocco 's desert is among the most arid places in the world and rarely experiences rain in late summer.

One of the driest places on Earth, the Sahara Desert, has flooded after torrential rainfall in southeastern Morocco last month. The area received more than a year's worth of rainfall in two days.

An oasis is reflected in a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, on Oct. 2. A rare deluge left blue lagoons

A picture you may have seen claims to show flooding in the Sahara Desert. Some people are saying this must be the work of Photoshop, but it's real.

Ironic Remix When How messed up is planet Earth's climate? It's rain-in-the-Sahara-level messed up, apparently. As The Associated Press reports, a region of the Sahara Desert in southeastern Morocco last month experienced a surprise deluge of rainstorms,

While the US struggles in the wake of devastating hurricanes, the Sahara Desert has received record rainfall causing flooding.

More than a year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco

In an unprecedented turn of events, regions of the Sahara Desert have been inundated by severe rainstorms. This unusual occurrence, which has caused significant flooding, poses a serious risk to local residents.

The world's largest desert, the Sahara, was flooded for the first time in 50 years after a rare spell of rain in Morocco. Satellite imagery captured the remarkable filling of Lake Iriqui, a famous lake bed that had been dry for half a century.