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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Extreme Weather - Saudi Arabia, Province of Makkah, [Makkah and Hail]

Earth Watch Report - Extreme Weather

Rains wreak havoc in Makkah, Hail

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Extreme Weather

Saudi Arabia

Province of Makkah, [Makkah and Hail]

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RSOE EDIS

Extreme Weather in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, 10 May, 2014 at 04:28 (04:28 AM) UTC.

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Floods caused by torrential rain swept through parts of Makkah and Hail on Thursday killing two people and injuring several others. The flooding also caused power cuts and damaged hundreds of cars across Makkah neighborhoods, according to eyewitnesses. Thousands of Umrah pilgrims were stranded inside the Grand Mosque after Maghrib, many only able to reach their accommodation after midnight, according to eyewitnesses. Worshippers prayed Isha in the heavy rain. The Civil Defense in Hail said five brothers driving in a four-wheel-drive vehicle tried to cross the flooded Al-Khafj Valley. The force of the water overturned their vehicle. Maj. Nafea bin Alian Al-Makhalafa, media spokesperson of the Civil Defense in Hail, said that one brother had rescued three of his brothers. The fifth brother was trapped inside the vehicle and drowned. Brig. Col. Saleh Al-Alyani, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Makkah, said an African expatriate died in Mansour district when a tree fell on him. The police are investigating, he said. Al-Alyani said the organization's operations room received 1,356 emergency calls, mostly about cars caught up in the floods, falling trees and power cuts. A special operations room has been set up in Makkah to monitor the situation and coordinate relief and evacuation efforts, he said. The Civil Defense deployed helicopters, 23 patrols and 16 rescue teams with heavy machinery for emergency operations. It also sent 32 officers and six staff members on motorbikes to the Grand Mosque to assist pilgrims. The Saudi Electricity Company said its engineers and technicians were monitoring the situation in Makkah.

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Rains wreak havoc in Makkah, Hail

Arab News

Makkah/Hail, May 10: Floods caused by torrential rain swept through parts of Makkah and Hail on Thursday killing two people and injuring several others.

The flooding also caused power cuts and damaged hundreds of cars across Makkah neighborhoods, according to eyewitnesses.

Thousands of Umrah pilgrims were stranded inside the Grand Mosque after Maghrib, many only able to reach their accommodation after midnight, according to eyewitnesses. Worshippers prayed Isha in the heavy rain.

The Civil Defense in Hail said five brothers driving in a four-wheel-drive vehicle tried to cross the flooded Al-Khafj Valley. The force of the water overturned their vehicle.

Maj. Nafea bin Alian Al-Makhalafa, media spokesperson of the Civil Defense in Hail, said that one brother had rescued three of his brothers. The fifth brother was trapped inside the vehicle and drowned.

Brig. Col. Saleh Al-Alyani, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Makkah, said an African expatriate died in Mansour district when a tree fell on him. The police are investigating, he said.

Al-Alyani said the organization's operations room received 1,356 emergency calls, mostly about cars caught up in the floods, falling trees and power cuts. A special operations room has been set up in Makkah to monitor the situation and coordinate relief and evacuation efforts, he said.

The Civil Defense deployed helicopters, 23 patrols and 16 rescue teams with heavy machinery for emergency operations. It also sent 32 officers and six staff members on motorbikes to the Grand Mosque to assist pilgrims.

The Saudi Electricity Company said its engineers and technicians were monitoring the situation in Makkah.

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Extreme Weather - Middle-East - Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Apocalyptic Tennis Ball-Size Hail Batters Eastern Australia

EXTREME WEATHER:

Part 1

Published on Nov 19, 2013

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November 19, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - Severe storms have caused damage as they sweep across south-east Queensland, with some areas hit by hail and gale-force winds.

The storm hit around 4:00pm (AEST), and the weather bureau says gusts of up to 139 kilometres per hour have been recorded at Coomera on the Gold Coast.

A man and a 15-year-old girl have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a tree fell and crushed a car at Upper Coomera.

Hail the size of golf balls pummelled Dreamworld at Coomera, sending patrons at the theme park scuttling for cover.

The State Emergency Service has received about 350 calls for help.

Gold Coast SES controller Jade Wollard says they are expecting a busy night.

"We'll be going through most of the night and we'll probably try and catch up again tomorrow, just depending on how many calls we actually get," he said.

A resident of the nearby suburb of Helensvale says it was an intense downpour.

"I'm looking at a white back yard, trees stripped bare bark everything," she said.

Hail also damaged parts of the Helensvale shopping centre.

Kim Richardson from Dreamworld says they are assessing the damage.

"I mean it was really quite intense, it was quite scary," she said.

Energex says about thousands of houses across Brisbane and surrounding areas lost power at the height of the storm.

Power has since been restored to most properties.

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