This weekend rare heavy rains flooded Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia — and everyone freaked out.
#أمطار_الرياض ..
نورة السبيعي
@norah53332
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Civil Defense in Riyadh received 5,000 emergency calls between Saturday night and Sunday morning http://t.co/0HZH769H1Z #RiyadhRain
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Civil Defense in Riyadh received 5,000 emergency calls between Saturday night and Sunday morning http://t.co/0HZH769H1Z #RiyadhRain
Poor government preparedness further exacerbated the flood damage.
With only 2hrs of heavy rain, Riyadh got drenched! What a shame!! #الرياض_تغرق #امطار_الرياض
Fatimah Alhamlan
@FatimahAlhamlan
With only 2hrs of heavy rain, Riyadh got drenched! What a shame!!
#الرياض_تغرق
#امطار_الرياض
#Saudi official says there are four people who are still missing as #RiyadhRain continues http://t.co/Zq6LTjwj9C via @AlArabiya_Eng
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@ArtiJabz
#Saudi official says there are four people who are still missing as #RiyadhRain continues http://t.co/Zq6LTjwj9C via @AlArabiya_Eng
The rains flooded major motorways.
Riyadh: Not so good at sewage systems. (h/t @alhayat_ksa) http://t.co/fKSAqwmaEe
DavidKenner
@DavidKenner
Riyadh: Not so good at sewage systems. (h/t @alhayat_ksa)
http://t.co/fKSAqwmaEe
Closed schools.
أمطار غزيرة في ا#الرياض وتحذيرات من نزول الشوارع حتى انخفاض منسوب المياه #أمطار_الرياض #الرياض_تغرق
Al Arabiya Channel
@AlArabiya
أمطار غزيرة ÙÙŠ ا#الرياض وتØذيرات من نزول الشوارع Øتى انخÙاض منسوب المياه
#أمطار_الرياض #الرياض_تغرق
And created a harrowing supermarket rush.
Photo reportedly taken inside a flooded supermarket in Riyadh #أمطار_الرياض
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Photo reportedly taken inside a flooded supermarket in Riyadh
#أمطار_الرياض
In the battle of human versus weather, Saudi rescue services floundered.
The rescue truck that needs to be rescued! Craziest #RiyadhRain pic via @ArtiJabz.
Nasr ul Hadi
@nasrhadi
The rescue truck that needs to be rescued! Craziest #RiyadhRain pic via @ArtiJabz.
Some Saudis braved the rain to record videos of their fancy cars getting trashed.
View this video on YouTube
In this video, a man shouts at cars not to come through — but not everyone listens.
Others grabbed their ski jets. Why not?
View this video on YouTube
Then lightening struck one of Riyad's fanciest buildings, which was a pretty crazy sight.
#أمطار_الرياض #غرد_بصورة .
سلطان بن Ù…Øمد
@SULTAN5010
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#غرد_بصورة
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#أمطار_الرياض.
عÙتيبي عاشقاً لنصر ♡
@sr_awd
#أمطار_الرياض.
Saudis rushed to criticize the government for not being adequately prepared for the weather.
@zauq we have had similar weather in the last couple of years. The city should be better prepared, but it’s not.
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
@zauq we have had similar weather in the last couple of years. The city should be better prepared, but it’s not.
Here's a subtle jab at the government's poor drainage systems. (IRF stands for International Road Federation. Looks like there's a lot to discuss at the 18th meeting.)
No comment :D #أمطار_الرياض #الرياض_تغرق
Hind
@hindalkaldi
No comment :D #أمطار_الرياض #الرياض_تغرق
Others compared what rainy days looked like in Saudi Arabia compared to their neighbors: "A comparison between Riyadh and Jeddah and Sana'a (Yemen's capital): The issue isn't the money but the thinking and planning."
@htksa : #أمطار_الرياض مقارنه بين الرياض وجده و #صنعاء .! الموضوع ليس الفلوس بل التفكير والتخطيط!.
HishAm #FF
@HishamSufian
@htksa : #أمطار_الرياض
مقارنه بين الرياض وجده و #صنعاء .!
الموضوع ليس الÙلوس بل التÙكير والتخطيط!.
This meme mockingly questions why the police were not better prepared. "The police are in the interest of the people"
#أمطار_الرياض .
د . سربوتي
@Sairbote
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For now, the rains have ceased. Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow. Or not.
No rain expected on Riyadh tomorrow, but Tuesday is going to be very rainy http://t.co/qfKqNve7VI
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
No rain expected on Riyadh tomorrow, but Tuesday is going to be very rainy http://t.co/qfKqNve7VI
