UAE warns of severe weather event, road closures announced
The weather will be extremely unstable from Friday evening to Sunday noon with varying amounts of rain, lightning, thunder, and occasional hailstorms. The UAE’s National Crisis Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) has issued a warning of a severe weather event for the coming days in the country. The Ministry of Interior and the NCEMA have called on the public to exercise caution and abide by safety requirements.
People are advised to avoid valleys, mountains and areas prone to flooding. Legal action will be taken against those who break the rules or put themselves or others in danger. Authorities added that roads leading to wadis and mountains will be closed until the weather conditions improve, while the decision to shift to remote learning is up to the emergency and crisis management teams in the affected emirates.
In order to review the readiness levels of various entities, a series of meetings were held by the Joint Assessment Team for Weather and Tropical Situations, headed by the NCEMA.
Additionally, the NCEMA said that e-learning could be implemented based on the decision taken by emergency and crisis management authorities. It further added that cancelling of events, and scheduled activities could be announced by local authorities, based on the developing weather conditions.
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