Floods kill 7 in Saudi Arabia: state TV

Schools in Hafer al-Batin suspend classes due to weather condition


Afp October 28, 2019
Schools in Hafer al-Batin suspended classes on Monday due to the weather. PHOTO: Twitter/@alekhbariyatv

RIYADH: Seven people have been killed and 11 injured in floods after heavy rain lashed northeastern parts of Saudi Arabia, Al-Ekhbariya state television reported on Monday.



Rescue services in the northeastern city of Hafer al-Batin, about 100 kilometres southwest of Kuwait, said that 16 people were forced to evacuate their homes.

Seven affected by the rain were provided with shelter, it added.

Schools in Hafer al-Batin suspended classes on Monday due to the weather.

In January, 12 people were killed in floods in Saudi Arabia.

Ten died in the northwestern city of Tabuk, one in Medina and another in a northern border area.

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