Urgent Jordan: Heavy rains in the Petra and Wadi Musa brigades, and warnings of torrential rains

Written By وداد السعودي on 2020/03/13

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The areas of the Petra and Wadi Musa areas are subjected to heavy rainfall, causing wadis to run and water levels to rise on many roads.

 

Petra’s representative in Petra Hamza Al-Omrat said that the early warning system (sirens) sounded shortly before, as a warning against fears of torrential torrents.

 

Al-Umrat added that some of the Petra and Wadi Musa roads are running streams, and that there is a significant increase in the water level.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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