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Morocco - Flash flooding in Morocco has claimed the lives of at least 32 people. At least 24 people have died in the southern city of Guelmim, including 11 bodies that have been recovered from the Oued Talmaadart. More than 200 people, including two French nationals, have been evacuated by air force helicopters. The flash flooding has mostly affected the Guelmim, Agadir, Tiznite, Ouarzazate and Marrakesh regions.
China - Two drivers have been killed in a landslide that hit a freight train in Ankang City, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Monday afternoon. The landslide occurred at around 3 p.m on the Xunyang-Zongxi section of the railway, which runs from central China's Hubei Province to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Eight carriages of the freight train came off the track.
South Africa - A massive tornado roared across a field near Dundee, South Africa, over the weekend. There were no injuries reported but more than 20 houses were caught in the tornado's path. More tornadoes occur in South Africa than any other nation in Africa. South Africa is often hit by violent thunderstorms during the summer months of November through February, and these storms sometimes produce devastating hailstorms and tornadoes.
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