The heavy rain that hit the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah yesterday caused the collapse of roads in the mountainous areas, the homes of citizens in the popular areas were drowned by the flood of valleys and the siege of 570 people in the mountainous areas near the valleys for about 17 hours, The emergency and crisis management team in Ras Al Khaimah and the rescue of the trapped and stranded, through their transport through helicopters in Mount Jess.
The team, in cooperation with all concerned authorities in the emirate and rescue teams in the Abu Dhabi and Dubai police, rescued some 570 people stranded in the high mountains and between the valleys, the head of the Ras Al Khaimah Police Department, Major General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi said. , Yesterday morning, during the rains. He explained that the Ras Al Khaimah police team transported 170 people who were stranded in Mount Jess, and took out 400 others who were trapped in Wadi El-Bayh.
Ahmed Al Shehhi, General Services Advisor at Ras Al Khaimah, told Emirates Al Youm that the department has received dozens of reports from citizens and residents in Ras Al Khaimah regarding rainwater entering their homes in all areas of Al Hill, Al Fahalin and Al Khozam.
He explained that the circle closed the course of Wadi El-Beih temporarily to allow vehicles stuck on the side of the valley to exit towards the city of Ras Al Khaimah. A source at the Emirates Transport Corporation Ras Al Khaimah branch told Emirates Today that the organization stopped all its buses from work yesterday morning following the disruption of school hours in all public schools in Ras Al Khaimah.
Ras Al Khaimah Red Crescent Director Saeed Mansour Al Naqbi said that the Red Crescent has moved two families whose houses were damaged by rain to hotel apartments temporarily until the necessary support is provided.
A source at the General Services Department in Ras Al Khaimah told Emirates Al Youm that the department received about 900 reports related to the damage caused by the rain. The department also noted that more than 70 houses were razed in different Ras Al Khaimah due to the flood of valleys.
He pointed out that Wadi Naqab caused the sinking of 37 houses completely yesterday.
He added that the air depression caused the collapse of the Wadi Al-Bayh road and roads in Awafi, Al-Zait and Suhaila.