Bad weather forces Failaka evacuation
The Ministry of Interior evacuated 140 citizens and residents stuck on Failaka Island due to the bad weather conditions this weekend. The Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem supervised the evacuation process, said the ministry’s security media and public relations department in a press statement on Monday.
It noted that the Coast Guards were able to transfer the stranded people to safe grounds securely, and the ministry also provided staffed ambulances to check their wellbeing. (KUNA)