'Floodwater levels in parts of the capital subsided a little overnight' disaster officials say

Heaviest rains in a quarter of a century have pounded the island since last weekend

Over 200,000 individuals have been displaced by the floods

The government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas

Intense heat has caused glaciers to melt

Reject officials’ claim that politically-backed groups involved in illegal cutting of trees.

Rain came down at rates as high as four inches an hour on Monday, Weather Channel reports

Six other people injured and 18 rescued in the region

Minister says work on protection programme to begin after council’s approval

Riyadh implemented its emergency plan to deal with the flooding