par This Is Beirut, 13/01 11:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Heavy rainfall overnight and in the early morning on Saturday turned the coastal roads and highways in north Lebanon into rivers and lakes. The flow of raging torrents, mixed with mud, debris, and stones, inundated the highway leading to Akkar, where traffic was redirected to adjacent lanes. In Tripoli, Al-Mina, Qalamoun, and all the way to ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/01 15:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamieh said on Saturday that "the flooding of the highway in Dbayeh is thought to be due to the accumulation of sand from construction sites in the drainage canals." "Some people are wondering why water is accumulating on certain highways and not draining properly through the canals. A video dated Saturday, ...
14/01 11:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamiye announced on his X account that "snow-clearing machines belonging to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport are working around the clock to clear mountain roads." He added, "The Ministry of Public Works and Transport renews its appeal to citizens using these roads to respect the instructions of ...
par Marguerita Sejaan, Aubin Eymard, 15/01 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
In just 10 days, owners of small shops in Karantina have had their businesses and their produce flooded for the second time, drastically impacting their livelihoods.
par Marguerita Sejaan, 30/01 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Following two drastic floods affecting businesses and homes in Karantina, public works have begun on the river to make sure it doesn’t happen again. But when it comes to the damage that has already been done, will locals ever be able to save what they lost?
par This Is Beirut, 16/04 20:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after leaving at least 18 dead in Oman. Dubai, the Middle East's financial center, was paralyzed by the heavy storms that caused widespread flooding around the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flagship shopping ...
30/04 23:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon continues to experience rain and floods for the second consecutive day. On Tuesday, heavy rainfall particularly affected the Keserwan region, where roads turned into rivers due to the flooding. In Jounieh, water flooded the entrances of several buildings, including that of Notre-Dame Hospital. According to videos widely shared on social ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/05 14:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Afghanistan Bamiyan Floods Spain Terror Attack Tourism
Three Spanish tourists and three Afghans were killed Friday in a shooting in the popular tourism destination of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, local and Spanish authorities said. The bodies were transported to the capital along with multiple wounded, the Taliban government said Saturday. The group were fired on while walking through a market in ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 08:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 63 people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, officials said Tuesday. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, and the collapse of a key bridge at the disaster site in Wayanad district has hampered rescue ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/09 22:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At least 18 people, including three foreigners, died in floods caused by torrential rains in southern Morocco over the weekend – a rare occurrence in these normally arid regions. The search for four missing people in the province of Tata is ongoing, according to a new report from the Ministry of the Interior released on Monday evening. From ...
