[zack89]

Two people have died in floods that swept across Saudi Arabia's coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday due to record rain levels.

The Saudi civil defence spokesperson in the Mecca province announced the deaths on Twitter and urged residents to remain indoors unless for urgent needs.

The floods have also caused flight delays at King Abdulaziz International Airport, school closures and blocked the road to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, state media reported.

According to Saudi Arabia's National Center for Meteorology, the rainfall in Jeddah’s southern area between 8am and 2pm on Thursday, which stood at 179 millimeters, was the "highest" ever recorded. It exceeded the amount of rainfall registered in 2009 when dozens of people died in flash floods.

Images posted to social media on Thursday showed cars being swept along streets through raging torrents of water.

[SpaniardPrince]

Thanks for sharing.

[kellyhound]

that's a big car graveyard

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by zack89 ↗

...the rainfall in Jeddah’s southern area between 8am and 2pm on Thursday, which stood at 179 millimeters...

7" to the rest of us.

[bliss]

great post

[Hogmann]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

7" to the rest of us.

Yeah right!
everyone claims it's 7"

[Abor]

I find Middle Eastern culture deplorable and hope their countries implode. Egypt is the only one that has any redeeming value and isn't stuck in the 1500s.