3 years worth of rainfall in 6 hours cause flash floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 November 2022 at 07:51:51 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 22 November 2022 at 07:52:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 27 November 2022 at 07:51:59 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, coastal, precipitation, weather, rainfall, flooding, urban planning, infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea
Fig. 1 - S2 (12.11.2022 & 27.11.2022) - Severe Floods Hit Jeddah in western parts of Saudi Arabia after 179 mm of Rain in 6 Hours.
Fig. 2 - S2 (12 & 27.11.2022) - The mean total rainfall for November in the city is 23 mm. The annual mean total rainfall is 55.6 mm.
Fig. 3 - S2 (12 & 27.11.2022) - Severe flash flooding struck torrential rain on 24 November 2022; at least 2 fatalities have been reported.
Fig. 4 - S2 (12 & 27.11.2022) - Heavy rain also affected areas of the neighbouring Medina Province.