A panoramic view of Ghardaïa before the floods.Floods in the Algerian town of Ghardaïa which is in the M'zab Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ,  have killed at least 29 people according to local officials and Ali Belkhir, the head of public health for the north African country. According to reports on Algerian national radio , there may also be undiscovered damage in towns nearby Ghardaïa, which is approximately 600 kilometres from the Algerian capital, Algiers . The flooding was caused by storms that flooded a seasonal river , known locally as a wadi, which can rise quickly by around 8 metres. Ghardaïa is the capital of the Ghardaïa Province , located on the edge of the Sahara desert , and it has a population of approximately 100,000. The city was founded in the 11th century and has a pyramid-style mosque at its center.
A panoramic view of Ghardaïa before the floods.Floods in the Algerian town of which is in the , a , have killed at least 29 people according to local officials and Ali Belkhir, the head of public health for the north African country. According to reports on , there may also be undiscovered damage in towns nearby Ghardaïa, which is approximately 600 kilometres from the Algerian capital, . The flooding was caused by storms that flooded a , known locally as a wadi, which can rise quickly by around 8 metres. Ghardaïa is the capital of the , located on the edge of the , and it has a population of approximately 100,000. The city was founded in the 11th century and has a pyramid-style mosque at its center.
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