Jeddah, April 18: Civil Defense chief said yesterday that 18 people —16 Saudis and two Sudanese — died in flash floods as a result of torrential rains in different parts of the country over the past week.
Lt. Gen. Saad Al-Tuwaijri urged Saudis and expatriates to keep away from valleys at times of flooding.
“Crossing flooded valleys in vehicles is a dangerous act,” he said, adding that no force can stop floods having strength of 20 tons.
He said helicopters would not be able to carry out rescue operations at times of heavy rains and powerful winds.
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