The holy city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, August 30, witnessed heavy rains that caused unprecedented floods and swept away a number of cars.
Video footage circulated on social media platforms of the floods show widespread destruction that affected a large number of cars, as rainwater covered some of them and swept away others.
Taking to X, the founder of Weather World and weather expert, Abdullah Al-Harbi, captioned on one of the videos, saying, “The historical floods of Madinah.”
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Another video clip showed scenes of heavy rain falling on the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
Rainfall in Saudi Arabia
It is worth noting that a number of regions in the Kingdom are witnessing heavy to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms, with the most prominent being the following:
- Makkah
- Jazan
- Parts of Tabuk region
- Al Baha region
- Asir region
- Areas in Najran
- Areas in Hail
- Areas in Qassim
