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News in Brief

The Public Relations and Media Department of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) revealed in a press release issued by KFSD that the number of calls for assistance handled by firefighters due to the torrential rains in the country reached 49 as of Saturday morning.

The department explained that the land, airport and marine firefighting centers were placed on alert after they received a warning message about bad weather conditions in Kuwait. The directors, heads of the centers and heads of sections ensured preparedness based on the pre-planned emergency plan.

The Public Relations and Media Department indicated that the government which experienced highest level of damages due to the rain was Ahmadi Governorate. The level of rain experienced in the governorate was 50mm. Boats were required for rescue purposes. About 20 vehicles had sunk in the flood and firefighters had to dive into the waters to make sure no one was inside the vehicles.

The department revealed that the rescue operations in Ahmadi Governorate were followed up by the Minister of Information and Acting State Minister of Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah AlMubarak Al-Sabah and were carried out under the supervision of Director General of KFSD Lieutenant General Khalid Al-Mekrad.

The Public Relations and Media Department urged the public to keep track of the weather conditions and forecasts in Kuwait which are announced in the media.