Jordan | Al-Wahidi Dam flooded in Ma'an

2023-01-02 2023-01-02T08:25:44Z
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The amount of rain falling during the last depression led to the flooding of the Al-Wahidi Dam, located in the west of Ma&#39;an Governorate, last night<br /><br /> The Mayor of Greater Maan, Dr. Yassin Salah, told Ammon, on Monday, that members of the municipal council, cadres and mechanisms of the municipality, in cooperation with the Joint Services Council in the governorate, the Directorate of Public Works and Civil Defense, the Jordan Valley Authority and the relevant authorities, worked to take all precautionary measures in anticipation of any emergency to protect the lands adjacent to the torrential stream. Al-Wahidi Dam through the work of protections in the areas below the dam lake and the addition of earthen berms to prevent water from flowing towards population centers to protect neighboring citizens and agricultural lands<br /><br /> Salah confirmed the continuity of the municipal cadres and mechanisms, along with the cadres and mechanisms of the Joint Services Council, the Civil Defense, the Works Directorate of Ma’an Governorate and the Jordan Valley Authority, at the site until this moment, in light of the expectations of the Meteorological Department that torrential rains will form in the southern regions during the coming hours, calling on the citizens to the need to stay away. torrential rains to protect their lives and property<br /><br /> The Mayor of Ma’an warned that the dam has reached its maximum storage capacity during the last depression, which amounts to about 750,000 cubic meters. It is one of the desert dams that was established in 2011 to stave off floods from the population centers in the area, and to benefit from its water in the agricultural sector.</p>

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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