JEDDAH: Rains continued to fall in different parts of the Western region with Taif witnessing the heaviest downpour on Saturday.
Rains lashed Taif from 2 p.m. and continued to pour till late in the night disrupting air and land traffic. At 9 p.m. all flights were diverted from Taif airport to King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah as a precautionary measure.
Bahra also witnessed heavy rainfall. Twelve Civil Defense teams toured areas in eastern Jeddah to calm residents of the Quwaiza, Kilo 14 and Suwaid districts. Civil Defense officials said that the water at the Musk Lake was not at a dangerous level.
Jeddah municipality was fully geared to face any eventuality when rains began falling in many districts of Jeddah shortly before midnight on Thursday and Friday.
Trucks were sent to pump stagnant rainwater from roads and all drainage networks in the city were opened. “The operating room in the municipality received 569 calls complaining of rainwater collecting in their streets,” Director of Operations in the municipality, Muhammad Qattan said.
