Typically known for its droughts, meteorologists say it has been 30 years since this much rain has fallen in the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco: the surreal image left by the heavy rains that fell in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts.

Heavy rainfall in Morocco has led to flooding in the Sahara Desert transforming the sand dunes into a mini oasis.

An extreme onslaught of rain in Morocco — about a year’s worth in two days — brought desperately needed water to some of the Saraha desert’s more arid regions, the Associated Press reported. The North African nation’s government said that the September deluge was the most seen in decades,

It has rained heavily in the Sahara in Morocco for the first time in more than 30 years. Water was even found in a lake that had been dry for 50 years.