At least one person died in flash floods Kuwait after heavy rain that began on Friday 09 November, 2018. The equivalent of around 3 months’ of rain fell in one day.

Flooding also left several people injured and caused damage to roads, bridges and homes. Schools have been closed by the Education Ministry and the Health Ministry called a state of emergency. Images on Social Media showed cars dragged away by flood water racing through city streets.

Kuwait’s meteorological department said via Social Media that Kuwait Airport recorded 49.20mm of rain on 09 November. This is around the same amount normally seen for October, November and December combined.

Around 20 mm of rain fell in 2 hours during the late evening, which is the equivalent of around 1 month of rain. According to WMO, Kuwait Airport’s mean total rainfall for November is 18.90mm.

Kuwait, along with parts of Iran and Iraq, were affected by flooding last week after a period of heavy rain from 04 November.

Further warnings for heavy rain and thunder have been issued by Kuwait’s meteorological department.

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