Unprecedented rainfall in southeast Morocco has caused flooding in the Sahara Desert for the first time in 50 years.

A rare downpour in southeastern Morocco last month that triggered floods left parts of the Sahara desert inundated. Images ...

Sand dunes, typically barren and desolate, are now submerged beneath sheets of water. What were once parched plains are now ...

Meteorologists referred to the phenomenon as an extratropical storm, and experts believe it could have long-term implications ...

Part of the Sahara Desert in north African country of Morocco, which is usually extremely dry, is witnessing dramatic weather ...

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some ...

Satellite images captured the astonishing rebirth of Lake Iriqui, a dry lake bed untouched by water for half a century, now ...

The unexpected rains, which meteorologists are calling an extratropical storm, may change the course of the region's weather ...

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

According to figures released by the Moroccan government, rain fell over the course of two days in September and exceeded the ...

Satellite images from NASA showed that Lake Iriqui, which had been a dry lake bed for 50 years, was refilled due to the heavy rainfall.