Government officials have begun inspecting the damage to houses across the kingdom caused by heavy rainfall and accumulated rainwater earlier this week.
The visits follow directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to ensure that the people of Bahrain are compensated for damages.
Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa, accompanied by Deputy Governor Brigadier General Hamad Al Khayyat, an engineering committee and other officials inspected a number of homes, roads and public facilities in the governorate.
“A comprehensive report will be put together to assess the situation, and then we will co-ordinate and co-operate with the relevant government agencies to see how we can help as efficiently as possible,” said Shaikh Khalifa.
He added that people can now report accumulated rainwater and damage on the Aljunobya app.
Southern Governorate officials talking to a citizen to assess the damage
Property
Northern Governor Ali Al Asfoor held a meeting to discuss methods to deal with the damages to citizens’ homes and public property.
It was attended by Deputy Governor Brigadier General Abdulla Muanter and other officials.
“Officials from the governorate started carrying out inspections as soon as the rain stopped,” said Mr Al Asfoor.
“We have looked at the damages in the homes and also managed to assess the extent of the damage.”
Capital Governorate officials inspecting damage in a house
In the Capital Governorate, an inspection visit to affected homes were led by Capital Trustees Board deputy chairperson Dr Khulood Alqattan and Capital Governor Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa.
Also present were deputy governor Hassan Almadani and director-general Mohammed Al Sahli.
“We are keen to intensify visits and assess the needs of citizens as well as to make an inventory of the damage,” said Shaikh Rashid as he met citizens to discuss their situation.
He called on those affected by the rain to report to the governorate which will follow up on their request as soon as possible.
Muharraq Governorate officials inspect a neighbourhood for damage
In Muharraq, Governor Salman Bin Hindi was also out and about inspecting damaged homes throughout the governorate.
He was accompanied by Muharraq Municipal Council chairman Abdulaziz Alnaar, municipality director-general Khalid Alqallaf and other officials.
“We met people who briefed us on their needs in the aftermath of the rainstorm,” said Mr Bin Hindi.
“The governorate will prepare a comprehensive report of the damage, and make appropriate recommendations to relevant government agencies, and then we will take necessary measures.”
The GDN reported that Monday and Tuesday witnessed the country’s second heaviest downpour since records began, with an average rainfall of 67.6mm.
This is just shy of the highest daily amount of rainfall ever recorded in the kingdom nearly 30 years ago on March 12, 1995 when an average of 67.9mm was recorded.
Emergency teams were working round the clock to clear flooded roads and highways as torrential rains wreaked havoc across the kingdom over 48 hours. Shops, houses, roads and highways were damaged in the rainfall.
Tankers are being deployed across all governorates to collect accumulated rainfall and get the roads back to normal as soon as possible.
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