Pedestrians have been urged to keep a fair distance where possible from trees and billboards as swirling high winds and thundery rain showers are expected to continue today ... with waves expected to rise up to eight feet offshore.
The Civil Defence advised people to stabilise all loose objects, particularly those situated high on buildings.
According to the five-day weather forecast released by the Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry’s Meteorological Directorate, today is expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of scattered rain.
Temperatures are also expected to drop as low as 18C on Sunday and Monday.
“Friday will be partly-cloudy with a chance of scattered rain which may become thundery at times, becoming fine with some clouds later in the day,” said the Meteorological Directorate in its forecast.
“Winds are mainly Northwesterly 12 to 17knots, reaching 20 to 25knots with gusts reaching 35knots.”
The Coastguard Command also called upon seafarers to be cautious in the challenging conditions.
Meanwhile, the Capital Trustees Board’s workforce had all hands on deck and was called to clear water-logged areas in and around Manama Central Market in the early hours of yesterday morning after a sudden deluge.
Videos circulating on social media showed cartons of fruits and vegetables submerged in pools of water.
In regards to videos circulating of rainwater pooling at the Manama Central Market, the Capital Trustees Board confirmed that the rainwater pools that began to gather in the early hours were immediately removed.
“The situation was stabilised and market movement normalised. The sales sites have returned to work smoothly with no rainwater gathering,” it said in an official statement on its Instagram account.
Many Bahrainis took to social media expressing frustration at the re-occurring water-logging problem at the site.
They demanded the authorities find a long-term solution that requires strong infrastructure, modern design and an updated drainage system.
People living in Bahrain are invited to call 80008188 to report rainwater concerns.
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