Tripoli: The Presidency of the National Safety Authority announced raising the level of readiness and preparedness in anticipation of the weather conditions in the southeastern regions, including ((the border areas, Jabal Al-Uwaynat, Al-Sara, Tibesti, Kufra and its surroundings, and Tazerbo)).
This came in a letter to the directors of the branches of the Authority in the Eastern Region and the Oases, the Director of the Civil Defense Department, the Director of the Emergency and Crisis Management Department, the Head of the Shift and Coordination Office, and the Head of the Support and Assistance Center, according to what was stated on the Authority’s page on its Facebook page on Sunday.
The letter referred to the National Center for Meteorology’s warning of the proliferation of thunderclouds in the aforementioned areas, which are accompanied by rain, especially in the border areas, which may cause some local valleys to flow, as these conditions continue today, Monday, and tomorrow, Tuesday.
The presidency
of the Authority called on those addressed in the letter to take all necessary measures and procedures to protect lives and property in all the mentioned areas.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Meteorological Center warned of thunderstorms in the southern regions, especially the border areas with Chad, Sudan and Niger, where record amounts of rain fell on Kufra that the city has not witnessed since 1952.
The center said on its page on the social networking site “Facebook” ((The amounts of rain that fell on Kufra in just one hour were: 46 millimeters It is the largest amount since 1952.
Source: Libyan News Agency