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Power Outage: A power cut plunged large parts of Kenya including the capital Nairobi into darkness on August 30th, the East African economic powerhouse's main electricity supplier said.All regions served by the national network lost power apart from North Rift and parts of the Western Region, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) said in a statement."We regret any inconvenience caused and urge for patience from our customers as we work towards restoring normalcy at the earliest opportunity," it added.Flights at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a major regional passenger and freight hub, was unaffected as it switched to back-up power systems and generators, the Kenya Airports Authority said on X. Local blackouts are fairly common in Kenya but the country has recently suffered large-scale power cuts.( AFP 30/8 2024) MOROCCOSerious Flooding: Flooding across Morocco over the weekend of September 7th-8th left at least 11 people dead and nine missing with the central and southern regions of Tata, Tiznit and Errachidia bearing the brunt of the torrential rains, domestic media reported.According to the state-affiliated 2M TV channel, eight bodies were recovered after heavy rains caused a large number of houses to collapse in Tata.2M said that over a 24-hour period, 39mm of rain fell in Errachidia, 23mm in Oujda and 18mm in Tangier and Bouarfa in the north of the kingdom.