Doha: The country’s capital has received year’s worth of rain in a matter of few hours. This has resulted in flooding on the roads leading to traffic snarls for hours. Continuous rain has prompted several schools and malls to close including Villaggio, Hyatt Plaza and Dar Al Salam malls in Qatar.
The desert country hardly experiences rains. But when it does, it makes headline. Several areas in the capital city of Doha, did not take long to flood.
There are no dearth of people enjoying the weather. People took to twitter to post interesting photos of rains and flooding in different part of the city.
#Doharains, pleasure for some & challenge for #Dohahousekeepers to keep hotels sparkly clean & lobby minus footmarks pic.twitter.com/osGdTQP2OH
— Prabhat Shukla (@prabhathidt) November 25, 2015
World Cup 2022 host Qatar is well-known for its fierce summer temperatures, which will force the tournament to be played instead in November and December. According to the Qatar Meteorol Department, the heaviest rain - 66 millimeters - fell around the airport but Hamad International said that flights were operating normally, despite the weather conditions