Kuwait orders schools to close on Monday due to heavy rains

Several roads flooded, disrupting traffic across the country

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By WAM

Published: Sun 2 Jan 2022, 5:21 PM

Kuwait will close schools and universities nationwide for a day due to unstable weather conditions, the country's education minister said on Sunday.

All middle and high school exams scheduled for Monday will be postponed, Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf said in a statement, giving schools the leeway to rearrange their final exams as they see fit, the dates of which will be released in a ministry statement later on Sunday, according to the Kuwait News Agency.

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The day off does not include faculty and staff, who are still required to go to work on Monday, added the statement.

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Heavy rains lashed much of Kuwait on Sunday, flooding roads and disrupting traffic across the country.

WAM

Published: Sun 2 Jan 2022, 5:21 PM

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