Water Gushes Through Sand Dunes After Rare Rainfall in Sahara Desert

Water Gushes Through Sand Dunes After Rare Rainfall in Sahara Desert
Lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, on Oct. 2, 2024. AP Photo
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RABAT, Morocco—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.