Major Floods in Kuwait - Jan. 2, 2022 فيضانات الكويت.mp4

Kuwaiti citizens and residents were told to stay indoors amid stormy weather on Sunday as the army's fire department helped to clear flooded roads and other areas.

The Interior Ministry said citizens should not go out unless absolutely necessary given the high winds and heavy rainfall the country has been experiencing since Saturday.

Kuwait’s Meteorological Department forecast moderate to heavy rainfall in most areas of the country on Sunday, and occasional heavy thunderstorms on Monday.

“The rains are expected to last until midnight, when it will be decreasing gradually with a chance of fog in some areas,” the Kuwait News Agency reported, citing the Met forecast.

Kuwait received 34mm of rain by 10am on Sunday.

An Education Ministry official the local Al Rai newspaper that classes would be suspended for a day on Monday