RIYADH ( Halbeeg News)-Floods in Saudi Arabia have killed 12 people and displaced thousands, the country’s defence said.
Heavy downpours of rain have hit several areas of Saudi Arabia this week, mainly in western and northwestern parts of the Kingdom near its border with Jordan.
The torrential rains have away homes and destroyed immense properties.
The main emergency operations took place in Tabuk where 10 people died since heavy rain started on Sunday.
One person died in Madinah where dramatic videos showed flood waters pouring through the streets. Another person was killed in the northern border regions.
According to Arab News, the emergency services rescued 271 people from flooded areas, more than half of them in Tabuk.
Prince Faisal bin Salman, governor of Medinah province visited those affected in flooded regions.
The kingdom formed a number of committees to assess the damage caused by the bad weather, the agency said.
Drainage systems at points around the city of Tabuk had been effective, and that further future works would be carried out to improve the city’s drainage during heavy rainfall, according to the Saudi News Agency.
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