JEDDAH: Strong winds, rainfall and sandstorms hit Jeddah on Sunday afternoon, severely limiting visibility. It was a similar story across the Kingdom, as predicted by the General Authority of Meteorology and Environment Protection in its daily report on Sunday morning.
The authority expected Tabuk, Al-Jawf, Hail, Madinah and the northern borders to experience rain and sandstorms.
Strong winds were also expected to stir up sandstorms in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province. The southwestern and western highlands would be partly cloudy, the forecast said.
As for the seas, the forecast predicted south-to-south-westerly winds of up to 40 km/h will hit the Red Sea in the evening, with the wind direction changing to north-westerly in northern parts. Waves were expected to be between one and two meters. South-to-southeasterly winds in the Arabian Gulf were likely to reach up to 35 km/h, with waves ranging between one and 1.5 meters, according to the authority. Inclement weather is likely to continue in Makkah, Riyadh, Eastern Province, Qassim and other parts of the Kingdom on Monday.
Severe weather sweeps across Saudi Arabia
Severe weather sweeps across Saudi Arabia
- Strong winds were also expected to stir up sandstorms in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province
KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients
RIYADH: Mobile clinics operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services to 558 patients in Yemen between January 21 and January 27, state news agency SPA reported.
In Hayran district of Hajjah Governorate, KSrelief’s epidemic disease control clinic saw 190 patients, the emergency clinic handled 96 cases, the internal medicine clinic served 65 beneficiaries and the health awareness and education clinic served four beneficiaries. Medications were dispensed to 351 individuals while the surgery and dressing unit treated 10 patients with injuries.
In the Abs district also of Hajjah Governorate, 203 patients were provided services from epidemic disease control, internal medicine clinic to awareness and education.
Medications were dispensed to 97 patients among specific interventions, as well as providing surgery and dressing to two injured individuals, SPA noted.
