How have the rains affected your daily life in the last couple of days? Do you think the authorities are doing enough to tackle flooding across the kingdom?
Love the rain. We need a lot more to top up ground water supplies. Living in Hamad Town we don’t see flooding, just lots of water in the storm water ditches. For years the MPs have been bellyaching about the problems and yet they have not installed water drains on roads and highways to offset this seasonal problem. They just use tankers to remove the water, paying out huge amounts to people whose houses have flooded or are damaged because of this dragging of feet to address the problem. Prevention is better than cure. All the money used for clean-up should be used for prevention; it’s the case of closing the stall door after the horse has bolted each year, again and again.
@recyclepointsbh
Why build new cities but not have proper infrastructure to make the existing cities liveable?
@alizubil
Plant more trees so they can soak up the water.
@sarasoraroxas
Fresh water rain is essential to the survival of every living organism, from plants to animals to humans. Fresh water sources are depleted by the natural process of evaporation, and rainy days replace that lost water. Plus, it’s just so pretty when it rains.
@sadiausman_1
Plant trees! Save more Water!!!
@vimal_jazz
I’d have thought investing in a proper drainage system would surely benefit everyone long term. The cost and time of managing the floods every year must work out more costly. There’s plenty you can do with harvesting rain water too, to benefit the country.
@ros_amy1
No need to spend millions for something that just happens few times a year!
@dongatnyit82
The fact that newer villas are built to such shoddy standards is mind boggling. Brand new house, all the windows are leaking, roof drainage is sub-par, water drainage on the ground is terrible, it’s been designed all wrong. I’ve lived in places that were ancient by Bahrain standards and had no issues. New places all leak. It’s ridiculous. And no, it’s not a government house.
@monkeypuzzle1982
It has stopped me booking a tee time; I’m missing out on playing golf while the weather is like this.
Steve Greenall
Such heavy rains in the Middle East are unexpected. However, authorities are doing their best to restore the normal conditions. In some areas they have even fixed permanent pumps to drain the water. Next year we need to focus on some additional areas which were affected this year.
Kadher Jailani
Global warming and climate change are serious issues. In my own opinion, Bahrain’s urban planning did not account for heavy rains. As climate change occurs and global warming increases, Bahrain should have a long-term plan.
VT Joe
The rain has affected almost everyone in the kingdom. This is because builders don’t factor in rainfall. Many roofs leak and roads are flooded. I think the authorities need to start considering climate change when carrying out construction. Bahrain might start experiencing rainy seasons in the future.
Nganjo Anderson NanCity
It does not rain everyday in Bahrain, so seeing the downpour is refreshing and relaxing. Bahrain sadly does not have better water drainage systems to control the flooding. Massive patches of water-logging could be seen on the simplest of streets. The construction of effective water drainage systems in areas where flooding is expected would be a massive help. This way, manual siphoning of flood water through tankers could be lessened.
Grant Abriel Amandy
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