I have
always thought of the massive rain in this town (Zahran Al Janoub) in 1982-83
as a global consequence of the El Niño weather phenomenon, but I wanted to be sure, so I did a few clicks in search of info…and voila, I found this.
El Niño
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is thought that there have been at least 30 El Niño
events since 1900, with the 1982-83, 1997–98 and 2014–16 events among the
strongest on record.[35][36] Since 2000, El Niño events have been observed in
2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, and 2015–16.[35]
(Take note in the above that the dates 1982-83 and 2014-16 are the strongest)
The freakish weather in 1982-83 virtually dissolved the
government hospital where I worked. After the rain, workers patched the leaks on the roof deck. The following year, the freak storms and weeks of rain returned, causing the hospital's roof deck to collapse and forcing the government to order the staff to evacuate.
More than 40 bridges (according to an engineer friend) between
the highland city of Abha and Jizzan along the Red Sea coast were washed away
by rampaging flood waters.
In 15 years, the government had moved the hospital twice, renting buildings in town to house the hospital, offices, and the nurses’ hostel. In 2001, a new hospital (which had been in construction for more than 10 years) finally opened to the public. A new 200-bed hospital is presently under
construction in another part of the town.
A WITNESS TO FREAK OF
NATURE
The Day After
The Day After
I have never witnessed this when i was there in the late 80's to the mid 90's. Thanks Allah that from all these you have been kept safe. Stay as such dr. k and company. May Allah always guide and keep you all healthy and blessed.
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