Ras Al Khaimah police closed the road to Jabal Jis, the highest mountain peak in the country, at 1900 meters high. The mountainous areas of the emirate witnessed rainfall in Jalila, Jabal Jis and al-Tuwaiyin. Police also pulled out an abandoned vehicle that fell over Mount Jess after it was washed away by rain.
Ahmed Hamad Al Shehhi, General Services Advisor in Ras Al Khaimah, said that the department sent a team of workers from the department to Jabal Jis to remove the rocks from the road and to secure traffic.
Al-Shehhi said: "Ferries have been inspected in the mountainous areas of the emirate to ensure that rainwater flows into dams to prevent them from gathering and deviating from the public road."
He said that the Department did not receive any reports from the population about the damage caused by the rain, and that the roads and valleys were not affected by the heavy rain, stressing the lifting of the alert in the department to prepare for the rainy season, and deal with any communications or emergencies.
The head of the Central Operations Department of Ras Al Khaimah Police, Brigadier General Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Humaidi, said that the operations room received yesterday morning a report of a sliding vehicle from the top of the Jeiss hill down in a mountainous area, washed by rainwater.
Al-Humaidi confirmed the dispatch of specialized patrols from the Ambulance, Rescue, Traffic Patrol and Civil Defense Department to the scene of the incident. After inspecting the compound, it was found to be old and neglected on the top of the mountain.
"RAK Police, through their official accounts on social networking sites, have called on the public to exercise caution and caution during the heavy rainfall resulting in runoff of the valleys and floods, resulting in high risks and traffic accidents, which may lead to injuries and deaths due to non-compliance. Instructions.
Al-Humaidi advised mountain visitors to take the necessary precautions and equipment, and not to risk going down deep valleys or dangerous slopes, in order to preserve their safety and the safety of all.
"All school bus routes in the emirate are safe and far from rain areas, and all students have been safely transferred from their schools, according to the transportation plan," said Obaid Al Breiki, Director of Emirates Transport in Ras Al Khaimah. Approved »