The commander in chief of Ras Al Khaimah Police, head of the local emergency and crisis management team in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, Major General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, said that as a result of the heavy rains that fell on the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and led to the flow of wadis, a domestic worker died from the fall of the wall of one of the The houses on it are located near the course of Wadi Naqab in the Al-Fahalin area, and a worker has been swept away by the water of Sham Sham, north of Ras Al Khaimah, and efforts of search and rescue teams are still ongoing and searching for him until now.
He explained that 120 families whose homes were damaged by heavy rains, runoff of wadis and torrents were evacuated, as they were transferred to some hotels and safe places, and efforts are still ongoing and to deal with the reports submitted by the people to the operating room in Ras Al Khaimah Police as a result of being affected by the flow of wadis.
He added that he directed the competent authorities to form a committee to examine and limit the damages, to start work tomorrow morning to carry out field visits to the affected areas and to report the damages that were caused to them.
The local emergency and crisis management team in Ras Al Khaimah held an emergency meeting today at the General Command of Ras Al Khaimah Police headed by Major General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, and in the presence of all members of the team, that the Emirate witnessed the day before yesterday of unexpected heavy rains that started since Friday evening
As of Saturday morning, it is still continuing in some areas, which led to the flow of many reefs and valleys with high intensity.
He explained, "As a result of the nature of the geographical topography of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, some damages occurred in the homes of citizens near the streams of valleys, and some vital roads in the emirate were exposed to torrential rains exceeding the normal rates at such a time, which resulted in some damages that necessitated the intervention of the local crisis and emergency team In cooperation with the competent authorities in the emirate to address them.
He pointed out that the emirate did not witness severe traffic accidents, but it recorded a small number of accidents, as Ras Al Khaimah police deployed 87 traffic patrols in the squares and streets of the emirate to provide the necessary support to all.
He pointed out that maintaining the safety of all members of society is a priority for the local crisis and emergency team and that everyone will not fail to provide any assistance or support and that the police are on standby for any emergency until the end of the weather conditions in the emirate.
He added that during the past two days, 16 warning and awareness bulletins were issued in Arabic and English through all social media of the Ras Al Khaimah Police, and Al-Naimi called on the public not to leave homes and not to go to roads leading to valleys or mountains, the highest summits and highlands.