500 People Were Lifted By A Chopper Out Of The Jebel Jais Mountain After Yesterday’s INTENSE Flash Floods
An alarming tweet shares the distress messages to the police made by residents who were with families at Ras Al Khaimah’s Jebel Jais mountain on Saturday.
The tweet, shared by Samir Alim details the account of more than 500 people who were stranded for 15 hours atop the mountain- following heavy rains that lead to flash flooding.
Yesterday’s weather was pretty hard to miss, even in Dubai, but this was unfortunate timing for weekenders since their cars couldn’t pass through the flood.
Image Credits: Instagram @hishmaj
The tweet was from one of the visitors stranded at the beginning of the mountain
Almost 40 cars stuck at Wadi Bin beginning of Jebel Jais. Almost 100 people are stranded. Please send big trucks, trailers to stop flooding so that cars can pass thru. @RakPoliceHQ @RAKPOLICE
— Samir Alim (@SamirAlim78) April 13, 2019
RAK Police helped airlift around 500 people who had been stranded for 15 hours
Using a massive rescue chopper, the Ras Al Khaimah Police airlifted families and children in batches at a time. The rescue mission wasn’t left to hesitation despite the flooded roads to Jebel Jais.
#rasalkhaima #jebeljais pic.twitter.com/3eFZ48VbQK
— B4 (@Mater1392) March 29, 2019
The National Center for Meteorology says the unexpected change of weather could continue till today
#المركز_الوطني_للأرصاد وصف الحالة الجوية من ليل الثلاثاء 9 إلى يوم الأحد 14 ابريل 2019. pic.twitter.com/aEGepjK6qN
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) April 9, 2019
