The seawater of the city of Kalba, part of the Emirate of Sharjah, and the Corniche of Qadafah, Maribah and Mazalat areas in the Emirate of Fujairah, entered the sea yesterday as a result of the rise of the wave due to the impact of the tropical state of Fayo in the Arabian Sea and the beaches of the Sultanate of Oman. , And flooded large areas of the Corniche water.
The municipalities of the eastern region intensified their efforts and used the equipment and workers to control the sea water and prevent it from spreading to the residential areas and shops. The water was restricted to the Kalba Corniche and was far from the residential areas. To Corniche Street.
In view of the weather fluctuations in the eastern regions of the country, the Sharjah Police General Command called on members of the public to exercise caution and not to visit the sea because of the high level of water. They also called on drivers to abide by traffic rules and to adhere to the speed limits.
The police closed the Corniche Street in the city of Kalba from the port of Khor Kalba to Kalba Square, due to the high sea level and high waves, and called on drivers to take alternative routes.
The Director General of the Municipality of Fujairah, Eng. Mohammed Saif Al-Afkham, said that the rise in the sea level, which extended to the corniche of Fujairah was simple to medium, noting that the municipal teams took the suction water immediately, and contacted the Department of Public Works in the Emirate, When large amounts of seawater enter later.
«Meteorology»: the cyclone turned into a low and no new impact on the state
The National Center for Meteorology attributed the reasons for the rise in sea level to the waves of the city of Kalba, to the coasts of the region to the leftovers behind the cyclone «Vaio», which hit the northern Arabian Sea about a week ago.
The center told Emirates Al-Youm that the rebounds in the city of Kalba were an indication of the end of the cyclone, which started as a tropical storm in the Arabian Sea. It is about 1,000 km away from the coast of the country. It soon turned into a second-class cyclone, Again, its intensity subsided yesterday to become a low altitude. The center said: "It is natural that any cyclone will lead to severe winds and rain on the sea, but this effect was far from the coast of the state, but what contributed to the rise in sea levels and waves on the shores of Kalba is the arrival of the hurricane of this hurricane at ten o'clock yesterday morning, Which is the time of the peak tide », explaining that the wave at this time was about five feet. "In normal times, a five-foot rise is not exceptional. The sea is then described by the average wave, but the tropical storm, which ended and turned into an air depression, is now heading towards the western Indian coasts. About the beaches », stressing that these effects will not be repeated. He pointed out that no new repercussions are expected on the coast of the State, stressing that no warnings issued by the Center on the movement of navigation or sea.
Ashraf Jamal - Abu Dhabi