Flooding in Morocco and Algeria Kills More Than 20

More than 20 people have died following torrential downpours in the mountains and deserts of the Maghreb region of Northwestern Africa over the weekend. Morocco and Algeria have between them reported nearly two dozen deaths, along with destroyed homes and battered critical infrastructure. Videos on social media showed that some areas in the Sahara were drenched and the city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, saw entire streets flooded. Moroccan officials said the two days of storms were above historic averages, with some areas seeing more than the annual average rainfall this past weekend. The deluges affected some of the regions that experienced a deadly earthquake one year ago, which resulted in the deaths of almost 3,000 and the injury and displacement of thousands more....