Algeria places several Saharan wilayas on orange alert for heavy rain
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
Algeria’s National Meteorological Office has placed several southern wilayas on orange alert, with rainfall potentially reaching 50 mm in some areas. The alerts concern Tindouf, Djanet, Adrar and Tamanrasset, among others, and cover periods from 15 to 16 October, according to the ONM.
Algeria’s National Meteorological Office (ONM) has placed the wilayas of Tindouf, In Guezzam and Djanet on orange alert for heavy rain, with rainfall potentially reaching 30 millimetres on Thursday 15 October, TSA reports. The alert is valid from 3pm to 11pm.
This level II alert comes as torrential rain has been affecting the Sahara for several days, while northern Algeria is experiencing sunny weather, according to the ONM as cited by TSA.
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