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UAE stores 97m gallons of water from heavy rains
Over 94 million gallons of rainwater is stored in Ras Al Khaimah dams. - Supplied photo

Dubai - In the eastern region in Sakamkam Valley in Fujairah, a total of 15,000 cubic metres (3.3 million gallons) water was collected.

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Published: Wed 6 Jan 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 7 Jan 2016, 9:59 AM

The heavy rains that lashed the UAE on January 3 helped the country store over 97 million gallons of rainwater in its dams. All the emirates saw heavy rains on the day, particularly the northern region of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) and the inclined areas of Al Tawyeen, Naheela, Al Beeah, Qada'a, Ghalila and Shaam.
Mariam Mohammed Saeed Hareb, assistant undersecretary of water resources and nature conservation affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Water, led a group of dam management consultants and engineers to inspect the dams.
She pointed out that the conserved amount of water across six dams in RAK reached around 425,000 cubic metres. In the eastern region in Sakamkam Valley in Fujairah, a total of 15,000 cubic metres (3.3 million gallons) water was collected.
4.8° Celsius and dropping...
The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology has announced that the lowest temperature recorded in the country so far is 4.8°C on the highest mountain in the UAE, Jabal Jais. The temperature on the 1,910m peak in Ras Al Khaimah hit the temperature on Tuesday morning at 2.30am.
"The highest temperature in the country recorded on Tuesday was 24.3°C in Umm Azimul in Abu Dhabi at 3.45pm.
The UAE weather on Tuesday was partly cloudy in general, and cloudy at times over some areas.
Fresh northwesterly winds were expected to prevail during the day in general, becoming strong at times over the sea.
The wind caused rising dust with poor visibility over the exposed areas. Sea was rough to very rough in the Arabian Gulf, and moderate to rough in Oman Sea.
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com


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