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Heavy rains on Wednesday flooded the streets of Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah, exceeding the volume of rainfall recorded during the November floods that killed at least 123 people, Arab News reported.
Mansour Al-Mazrouie, head of the meteorology department at the King Abdulaziz University (KAU), blamed climate change for the heavy rains in Jeddah. The average amount of rain during the winter months (November to January) is about 51 millimeters.
Eyewitnesses told Arab News that floodwater was turning streets into rivers once again, and that the water from a broken dam was flooding nearby neighborhoods. Cars were seen floating in some places.
The source article King orderTorrential rain hits Saudi Arabia, causing major flooding was published January 27, 2011 by BNO News .
