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A boy pushes another riding in an inflatable floater along an inundated street with others sitting atop a bulldozer in Morocco's northwestern city of Ksar el-Kebir on January 29, 2026 (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)
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Morocco urges residents to leave flood‑risk areas as evacuations exceed 108,000

Over 100,000 people have been evacuated after authorities warned heavy rains are anticipated. Records state rainfall in the country is up 215% from last year.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2026
Homes flooded in Tunisia
MENA region
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Storm Harry unleashes deadly floods and sandstorms across MENA

The New Arab Staff
21 January, 2026
Gaza [Getty]
Gaza War
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Gaza: Woman killed in building collapse as new storm hits

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 December, 2025
A man stands in flood waters to clear a drain as street floods near the Burj Khalifa (background) following heavy rains, in Dubai on December 19, 2025. Dubai police urged residents on December 18, 2025, to stay indoors unless it was "absolutely necessary" as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country which saw record downpours last year.
UAE
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Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
Gaza [Getty]
Gaza War
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Gaza: Storm Byron kills at least 16, including children

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
A baby dies due to cold weather in Gaza
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Two-week-old Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza

The New Arab Staff
25 December, 2024
Afghans in Qatar
Afghan refugees
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Afghan teen in US dies after falling through frozen pond

Brooke Anderson
29 December, 2022
United States
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'Extreme heat belt' to cover middle of US by 2053: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2022
Syria
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UN calls for aid to Syria's displaced as harsh weather bites

The New Arab Staff
16 March, 2022
Oman
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One child dead, flights suspended as cyclone approaches Oman

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2021
Turkey
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Four killed, one missing in Turkey's Kastamonu flash floods

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 August, 2021
India
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Lightning strikes kill 27 in India amid monsoon storm

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 June, 2021
Saudi storm
snowstorm
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Saudi Arabia's deserts freeze after freak snowstorm

The New Arab
10 January, 2016
Jordan Flood
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MENA
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Amman floods: Drowning deaths blamed on infrastructure

The New Arab
06 November, 2015