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Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, has witnessed a strong rainfall in the last Tuesday leaving very serious material damage, traffic jams, strong disruption of rail traffic and closure of many streets.
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Due to heavy rain a steady flow is seen on Wed. Dec. 31, 2008 at Rainbow fall in Hilo, Hawaii. The town of Hilo has recorded over 22 inches of rainfall since Christmas Day. Forecasters are calling for more precipitation for New Year’s day and though...
