Two dead in flash floods in Jeddah


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015

Men use a rope tied by a truck to tow a stuck car through a flooded street following heavy rain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia November 17, 2015.REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity

RIYADH (Reuters) - At least two people have died in flash floods in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah after heavy rain, the country's civil defence said on Tuesday.

It urged residents to stay indoors and said schools would remain closed on Wednesday.

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