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11 killed at music festival stampede in Morocco

At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded after a stampede ensued at the close of an eight-day music festival in Morocco on Saturday night, the country’s news agency said. Among the victims of the stampede at the Mawazine …

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Morocco floods cause havoc

Flash floods following torrential rains across Morocco have claimed the lives of at least 13 people, overwhelmed emergency services and forced factories and businesses to close. Eleven people were killed in the village of Driouch, 500km north of Rabat, when …

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Storm destroys part of Spain’s North African fence

MADRID, – A storm washed away part of a wall designed to keep out illegal immigrants crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Sunday and heavy rains flooded many of the city’s streets. Civil guard police reinforced the …

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