AMMAN — Specialized response teams on
Monday
rescued 87 people trapped by heavy rainfall in homes, buses, and personal
vehicles in various parts of the Kingdom, transporting them to safe locations,
Al-Ghad News reported.
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In a statement, the Public Security
Directorate (PSD) said that, as of 11pm on Monday, the Operations and Control
Directorate had received 17,000 calls and reports from citizens. In response,
the directorate mobilized various field units from the PSD, the
Civil Defense Directorate, and the Jordan Gendarmerie Forces to provide rescue and assistance.
Flooded homes and landslidesThe operations directorate received reports
of 13 homes flooded in various governorates of the Kingdom, and crews were
dispatched to respond to the incidents.
Meanwhile, civil defense vehicles
transported 127 patients to hospitals for dialysis treatment.
Crews also dealt with a number of landslides, as well as road blockages caused by displaced soil and rock.
The PSD called on the public to adhere to
safety instructions issued by the authorities during the inclement weather
conditions. It advised people to stay away from valleys and low-lying areas where flooding is likely to occur, to use safe and proper means to heat their
homes, and to call the emergency number 911 immediately if the need arises.
Heaviest rainfall in MaanThe southern governorate of Maan witnessed
the Kingdom’s highest rainfall during the weather depression, recording 66mm of
precipitation as of 6am on Tuesday, as reported by the Jordan Meteorological Department’s (JMD) Shobak monitoring station.
Meanwhile, according to JMD Director Raed
Al-Khattab, the Al-Salt monitoring station in the central governorates recorded
49mm of rainfall, while the Ras Munif monitoring station in the north recorded
about 20mm.
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