Saudi Civil Defense warns of heavy rainfall in Riyadh region

The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Riyadh district approached the general population to be careful and to take precautionary measures after moderate to heavy rainfall was predicted in the region, starting from Saturday, reported ArabNews.

The directorate asked people in the region not to go out in heavy rainfall unless necessary, to take extra care whilst driving in the rain, and to stay out of flood water.

Civil Defense groups in Tabuk rescued 49 people stranded in valleys after heavy rains caused flooding on Thursday.

With the assistance of the King Faisal Air Base, 41 individuals were saved in Al-Saro, Um-Barira and Shaqiri valleys in Tabuk and eight others were protected in the Affal valley in Bidaa. One individual kicked the bucket in Bidaa because of the surges.