1 Dead After Floods in Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sees 1 Year of Rain in 1 Day
Seasonal storms brought heavy rain to Qatar and central and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia on 25 November 2015. Doha, Qatar, recorded more than a year’s worth of rain in…
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Saudi Arabia Floods – Death Toll Rises
Further assessments carried out by the country’s civil defence have revealed that 12 people died in the floods that struck western, northern and central parts of Saudi Arabia on 17…
Updated: Saudi Arabia – Death Toll Rises to 5 After Flash Floods Hit Jeddah and Makkah
Unusually heavy rain fell in western, northern and central parts of Saudi Arabia on 17 November 2015. Flood Deaths Earlier yesterday, 17 November, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence reported that at least…
Deadly Floods and Storms Hit Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Severe weather, including thunderstorms, hail storms, heavy rains and floods over the last 3 days has affected parts of the Middle East. As many as 19 people are reported to…
Drones to Monitor Floods in Malaysia
Malaysia is to introduce the use of unmanned aircraft systems to monitor the extent of floods and other disasters. Late last year and early this year the country experienced massive…
Saudi Arabia Floods – 11 Killed, 3 Missing
Flash floods in several parts of Saudi Arabia over the last 4 days have killed at least 11 people. According to Saudi’s Civil Defence General Directorate figures quoted in local…
3 Dead After Flash Floods in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Two days of heavy rain brought flash flooding to parts of Hail (Ha’yel) Province in north west Saudi Arabia. Three children are reported to have died after drowning in flood…
Riyadh Flood Defence Plan
In the aftermath of the recent flooding in Riyadh in mid November where several people died, the Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) have announced a three year plan to develop better…
More Floods in Saudi and UAE
Flash floods have continued in the Gulf region, claiming further casualties in Saudi Arabia, and forcing organisers to clse the Dubai Airshow. United Arab Emirates UAE has suffered continued heavy…
Floods Across the Gulf Region
UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi and Bahrain have all suffered from unusually heavy rainfall since around Friday 15 November, resulting in severe flooding in some areas. Forecasters for the region say…
Flooding in Riyadh
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia was inundated with floodwaters late on Saturday 16 November 2013, disrupting road traffic and prompting authorities to close schoolsi and urge residents to stay indoors. Four…
Jeddah Flood Defences
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has suffered from disastrous floods twice in the last few years. In 2009 as many as 122 people were killed and the flood disaster was describes as…
Drones and Flood Warnings
One of the latest developments in flood warning has come from the surprising source of Saudi Arabia. Although we might not always associate this arid country with floods, it has…
