RIYADH – Not less than two individuals died after heavy rains triggered floods in Jeddah metropolis of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, forcing faculties to shut and delaying flights.
The causalities, which occurred on Thursday, had been confirmed by the Makkah authorities on its Twitter deal with.
The Nationwide Heart for Meteorology (NCM) of the dominion confirmed that the heavy rain that affected Jeddah governorate on Thursday was very heavy, because it lasted for about eight hours.
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It added that it was the very best ever recorded rain, amounted to 179.7 mm within the south of the governorate, based on the Heart’s monitoring stations.
The Saudi officers stated that this wet state is the very best within the historical past of Jeddah since 2009, which at the moment reached 111 mm, and 90 mm in 2011, mentioning that the prospect of rainfall can be persevering with till this Friday morning, earlier than it might be restricted, based on state-run SPA.
The flooding state of affairs additionally disconnected the Makkah metropolis, the holiest metropolis in Islamabad, from Jeddah from the place hundreds of pilgrims journey to Makkah to carry out Umrah. Nonetheless, the connecting street between the 2 cities was later cleared for the site visitors.
Vehicles swept away in flash floods in #Jeddah – 2nd metropolis in #SaudiArabia #أمطار_جدة #جدة_الأن pic.twitter.com/LeBfsyMtdL
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Movies and pictures posted to social media confirmed autos partially submerged in rain water that additionally disrupted site visitors on the roads.
Winter rainstorms and flooding happen virtually yearly in Jeddah as final yr they killed 123 individuals in 2009.
