MERZOUGA, Morocco – In Morocco’s south-eastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals – and tourists – hailing it as a gift from the heavens.In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600km south-east of capital Rabat, the once-parched golden dunes are now dotted with replenished ponds and lakes.“ We’re incredibly happy about the recent rains, ” said Mr Youssef Ait Chiga, a local tour guide leading a group of German tourists to Yasmina Lake nestled amid M