Extremely heavy rains cause deadly floods in Oman and Iran
Several days of heavy rains have caused severe floods across Oman and Iran in which more than 10 people lost their lives. Heavy rains have also affected United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
According to Oman's Civil Defence report issued on January 1, 2022, 6 people have been killed and 20 rescued in areas around the capital Muscat, Al Batinah South, and Ad Dakhiliyah.1
Severe flooding worsened in Muscat on January 4, when 5 people had to be rescued after they were trapped in waterlogged areas in the Wilayat of Bawshar.
According to data provided by Arab Weather, the Wilayat of Bawshar in Muscat received 110 mm (4.33 inches) of rain within just a few hours — representing two months' worth of its average January rainfall.
During the same period, Wilayat of Seeb recorded 108 mm (4.25 inches).2
Extensive damage was reported across the guvernorate.
الغبرة – #مسقط الآن
عمان #طقس_العالم
Muscat – Oman
4-12-2022 pic.twitter.com/k1eCtIapzZ— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
الغبرة غرقت – #مسقط الآن#عمان #طقس_العالم
Muscat – Oman #منخفض_العزم
4-12-2022 pic.twitter.com/G4GC3j7ANa— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
بعض من شوارع #مسقط تغرق قبل قليل . متداول
معقوله للحين لم توجد الحلول لتصريف المياه !؟#اخدود_العزم pic.twitter.com/nhHyfEa0Pv— شبكة الريح للطقس (@al_alree7) January 4, 2022
الاودية تدخل المنازل الآن في الحيل بولاية السيب في #مسقط – #عمان
تصوير احمد الزدجالي
عبر طقس_العرب #اخدود_العزم#طقس_العرب#سلطنة_عُمان#Oman— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
عاصفة ولاية لوي فجر اليوم #طقس_العالم
Oman #منخفض_الخمسين #منخفض_العزم pic.twitter.com/yRWOMqwHyi— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
سيارة كامري غرقانة و دخلت سيارة ثانية في السيول ، لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله #طقس_العالم #منخفض_العزم
4-1-2022#Oman pic.twitter.com/1rJRHcgc2L— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
تأثير المنخفض على #مسقط عميق
#عمان ❗️
4-1-2022#طقس_العالم #Muscat – Oman pic.twitter.com/y98tzSLETm— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
#مسقط_تغرق الله يحفظهم #منخفض_العزم #طقس_العالم
Muscat- Oman
4-1-2022 pic.twitter.com/2YVggQE6b9— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
#فيضانات
الغبرة – #مسقط الآن
عمان #طقس_العالم
Muscat – Oman
4-12-2022 pic.twitter.com/FmlCeGxTvN— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 4, 2022
Around 20 000 people have been affected in 17 provinces across Iran, with areas in Hormogozon, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, and Kerman the worst affected, the Iranian Red Cross (IRCS) reported on January 4.
At least 6 people have lost their lives in Farab, Lamerd, and Beyram in Fars Province, Sirjan in Kerman Province, and Mehrestan in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
فيديو اخر
هطلت ٢٧٠ ملي في #ميناب او هرمز القديمة ، جنوب شرق #ايران #طقس_العالم
Minab- Iran pic.twitter.com/fR5LwdfORE— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 3, 2022
جنوب #ايران غرقوا
Iran
3-1-2022 pic.twitter.com/uIEHkPdSpL— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 3, 2022
مشاهد جوية ل فياض القرية شرق #سكاكا #الجوف بعد امطار الخير الأخيرة
التصوير يوم الأحد ٢٩ جمادأول ١٤٤٣
تصوير : سلمان الدحام@ClimatJazeera pic.twitter.com/3tEkjt8DH8— طقس العرب – السعودية (@ArabiaWeatherSA) January 4, 2022
Severe flooding was reported in the United Arab Emirates and further east in Balochistan Province in Pakistan and Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, where helicopters were used to rescue stranded people.
عملية انقاذ في وادي البيح #راس_الخيمة
اليوم , منقول من برق #الامارات #طقس_العالم #UAE pic.twitter.com/DoSoca8id6— طقس_العالم (@Arab_Storms) January 3, 2022
References:
1 Middle East – Deadly Floods in Oman and Iran – FloodList
2 Muscat records twice its monthly average of rain on Tuesday morning 01/04/2022 – Arabia Weather
Featured image credit: Arab Storms
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