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such severe weather event in Morocco in over a decade.<br \/>\nImages on social media showed a torrent of muddy water sweeping cars and rubbish bins from the streets in Safi, which sits around 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of the capital Rabat.<br \/>\nSevere weather and flooding are not uncommon in Morocco, which is struggling with a severe drought for the seventh consecutive year.<br \/>\nThe General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) said 2024 was Morocco\u2019s hottest year on record, while registering an average rainfall deficit of -24.7 percent.<br \/>\nMoroccan autumns are typically marked by a gradual drop in temperatures, but climate change has affected weather patterns and made storms more intense because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture and warmer seas can turbocharge the systems.<br \/>\nFlash floods killed hundreds in Morocco in 1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moroccan autumns cool gradually, but climate change intensifies storms as 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