Saudi Arabia | The 67th anniversary of the sinking and demolition incident falls today

Written By مهند فاخوري on 2023/12/13

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.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Today, December 13, marks the anniversary of an important incident known as the “Year of Submergence and Destruction” or “The Great Flood of Najd,” in this incident, which was 67 years ago, and which occurred on December 13, 1956, corresponding to Jumada al-Awwal 11, 1376 AH. Heavy rains fell throughout Najd, focusing on Al-Qassim, Al-Zulfi, Al-Hafar, Kuwait, and Iraq, and caused great damage to their buildings built of mud.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Damage resulting from the accident</h2><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It caused the demolition of more than 3,000 homes in Buraidah.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Water flooded homes in low-lying areas in Zulfi.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> All the valleys and reefs flowed in these areas, cutting off communication between the cities and the desert.</li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See photos from the incident:</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85%204.PNG" style="width: 600px; height: 332px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85%203.PNG" style="width: 600px; height: 408px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85%202.PNG" style="width: 600px; height: 410px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%85%201.PNG" style="width: 600px; height: 375px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Photo source: <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/saudi-today/2017/02/13/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/dralzaaq">Meteorologist, Dr. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Zaaq.</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></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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