Rains fell on the eastern regions of the state in the Emirate of Fujairah and its regions and the cities of Khor Fakkan and Kalba ranged between medium and heavy and the rains were accompanied by strong storms and winds loaded with dust and dust, which resulted in a decrease in the level of horizontal visibility and the average temperature.
The rain resulted in the accumulation of quantities and pools of water in the roads in the area, which caused slow traffic and some minor accidents due to difficulty in seeing and a number of vehicles stopping due to the entry of rain water into it.
The heavy rain that fell for more than 3 continuous hours caused the flow of valleys and reefs in the mountainous regions, causing paralysis in traffic, such as Wadi Saham and Al-Farfar area, in addition to gathering water in the roundabouts, main and secondary streets and residential areas, as the stations of the National Meteorological Center recorded the amount of rain in several areas The highest percentage of the Al-Farfar mountain area is 88.8 mm and 48.6 mm in the port of Fujairah, 28.1 mm in the city of Khor Fakkan and 63.9 mm in Masafi,
In the city of Al-Twain, 57.2 mm, while an area against us was recorded, 36.4 mm, and the city of Kalba, 28.3.
The city of Khor Fakkan witnessed heavy rains which led to the flow of mountainous reefs and valleys and the gathering of water in large quantities on the roads and in low places. Meanwhile, the Fujairah Police and the Civil Defense took the initiative to organize traffic and withdraw the collected water.
In the city of Kalba, the rains ranged between the medium and the abundance and the flow of the valleys in the region, as well as the Wadi Al Helu road witnessed a rain between the abundant and the moderate that led to the flow of the main valley. And, the Sharjah Police also calls on drivers to be careful while driving during the rainy weather in some cities of the Emirate of Sharjah.
To that, the Director General of Fujairah Municipality, Eng. Mohammed Saif Al-Afkham, confirmed that his administration has deployed since the early morning hours of yesterday, its teams and the mechanisms for withdrawing the accumulated rain water to deal immediately with all the damage left by the rain, indicating that the municipal teams managed to withdraw the water Accumulated close to the residential areas, including entry, while the municipality's repudiation in coordination with the Public Works Department succeeded in withdrawing the water that had accumulated in the streets and roundabouts.
The municipalities of the eastern region teams and the responsible authorities stressed the intensification of their efforts by using equipment and workers to control the accumulation of rain water, and to prevent its spread to residential areas and commercial stores.
The Fujairah and Sharjah police leaders called on members of the public, given the weather fluctuations in the eastern regions of the state, to take care and caution, not to approach dams and valleys, and prevent children from playing in areas of waterfalls and torrents, and also called on drivers to adhere to the rules of traffic and traffic and adhere to the established speeds.