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2004-01-25 Arabia

66 Pilgrims Injured in Makkah Flash Floods

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-25 10:51|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In the cities around Dhahran, they built curbs (Western contractors or concrete molds, heh) on almost all of the streets... no storm drains, but curbs. This allows the water to accumulate, instead of being swallowed by the sand of the frequent empty lots. When they do get a desert gully-washer, it just floods the streets. Of course (need we say it?) these people have almost zero experience with anything having to do with flooding... so you can expect everything from drowning in 8" of water to stalled vehicles (oooh!) to accidents to turban skiing...

Posted by .com 2004-1-25 8:10:08 PM|| 2004-1-25 8:10:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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