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2022–2023 Saudi Arabia floods. In November 2022, Saudi Arabia was hit by coastal flooding as a result of heavy rain. [1] The main affected area was the city of Jeddah in which two people were killed. [2] As a result, flights were delayed and schools were closed. [3] The main road to Mecca was also closed.
United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. In April 2024, heavy rain severely impacted states in the Persian Gulf, causing flash flooding across the region. Several states recorded nearly a year's worth of rain in a single day. The floods had a significant impact across the region, with Oman and the United Arab ...
The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods affected Jeddah, on the Red Sea (western) coast of Saudi Arabia, and other areas of Makkah Province. [2] [3] They have been described by civil defence officials as the worst in 27 years. [4] As of 3 January 2010, some 122 people had been reported to have been killed, [1] and more than 350 were missing. [2]
Torrential rainfall accompanied thunderstorms in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, creating dangerous travel conditions for residents. While heavy rain fell across several towns in western Saudi Arabia on ...
Video obtained by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned news outlet Al Arabiya showed the tarmac in Dubai inundated, with airplanes skimming through floodwaters and support vehicles nearly submerged.. By ...
The remnants entered the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia and later progressed into Yemen, where it produced the nation's worst flooding on record. [30] The heaviest rainfall in 70 years, reaching 189 mm (7.4 in) in Ma'rib , [ 3 ] washed away or damaged 1,068 km (664 mi) of roads and 21 bridges, [ 72 ] some of them dating back 2,000 years. [ 3 ]
Saudi Arabia could flood the market with oil to regain control of prices. This would create a difficult situation for Russia, which is reliant on higher crude prices. One analyst suggests the ...
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