Dramatic drone footage shared Sunday by The Associated Press (AP) shows the Sahara Desert flooded after it reportedly received a year’s worth of rainfall in two days.
The video shows blue lagoons swamping palm trees and sand dunes. Some of the affected areas of the world’s largest hot desert lie in southeastern Morocco and generally receive less than 10 inches of rainfall yearly, the outlet reported.
These areas received two days of rainfall in September that surpassed the average annually, the AP reported. Tata, Tagounite and Merzouga are three of the affected desert communities in Morocco’s southeast. Tata was one of the most impacted areas. Tagounite saw over 3.9 inches of rain in 24 hours.
A rare, extratropical cyclone that swept across the northwestern Sahara on Sep. 7 and 8 was responsible for the flooding and the…
