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Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

SAFI: A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday's flooding in...

Moroccans looks at a destroyed vehicle and other debris following a flash flood, in the coastal town of Safi, some 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of the capital Rabat on December 15, 2025. A flash flood and a muddy torrent in the Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said December 15, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but the flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade.

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Nigeria orders 'day and night' search for kidnapped schoolgirls

Parents of students abducted sit around discarded shoes in Nigeria. — Reuters file photo

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Displaced girls stand in line as they wait for their turn to receive aid, in a displacement camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

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