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Morocco: Spanish rescuers arrive in quake-stricken MarrakeshF

Spain on Sunday sent 56 rescuers and four search dogs to Morocco following the powerful earthquake that killed over 2,000 people after receiving a formal request for help from Rabat.  An A400 military plane took off from a base in the northeastern city of Zaragoza...
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Algeria: Eight killed by floods in northwest AlgeriaF

Flooding caused by torrential rain has killed eight people in western Algeria, the country's civil defence service said on Sunday. It said the eight had been swept away by floodwaters at Tlemcen and El Bayadh on Saturday. The bodies of two women and two men, aged...
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Sahel: As political tensions persist, Niger population faces hardshipF

Floods this week have caused the death of 31 people in politically battered Niger, including eight following the collapse of dwellings and and 23 by drowning. On August 21, 2023, the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC) said it recorded 88,516 victims...
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Algeria: Dozens killed in raging wildfiresF

Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.  Witnesses described fleeing walls of flames that raged "like a...
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