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Wednesday, 27 November, 2002, 15:05 GMT
In pictures: Moroccan floods
After a four-year drought, unusually heavy rains have caused widespread damage in Morocco.

At least 37 people have died in the floods and about 10 people are reported missing.

Smoke coming out of the Samir plant
Morocco's largest oil refinery, in the town of Mohammedia, was heavily damaged by a blaze triggered by the floods

Tankers at a river bank next to the Samir plant
Oil tankers were swept away after the nearby river burst its banks

People have to be transported by lorries
The Settat region was the hardest hit - more than 30 people died there after shacks were swept away by flood waters

A sheep breeder's family stand near their tent in Mohammedia
Many were left homeless, but the government has not yet revealed the numbers

Residents of Temara slums, south of Rabat
The authorities have promised to help those left homeless

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