JEDDAH (NNN-QNA) -- Eighteen people were killed in flash floods as a result of torrential rains in different parts of Saudi Arabia over the past week, the Saudi daily (Arab News) reported.
According to the daily, of the 18 flood victims, 16 were Saudis and the two others Sudanese.
The Saudi Civil Defence Chief Lt-Gen Saad Al-Tuwaijri urged Saudis and expatriates to keep away from valleys at times of flooding, warning that "crossing flooded valleys in vehicles is a dangerous act," and that no force can stop floods having the strength of 20 tons.
He added that helicopters would not be able to carry out rescue operations at times of heavy rains and powerful winds. -- NNN-QNA
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