According to the Moroccan government, in just two days of storms in September, some areas received as much water as would typically fall in an entire year.

A notable example is the village of Tagounit, located 450 km south of Morocco’s capital, Rabat, where 100 millimeters of rain fell within 24 hours.

The recorded images show Lake Iriki, situated between the villages of Tata and Zagora, now full of water after 50 years.

“It has been 30 to 50 years since we had such intense rainfall in such a short period of time,” stated the director of Morocco’s meteorological service.