Four killed by floods after Tunisia’s worst rainfall in 70 years

Due to terrible upwind conditions, schools were unopen successful the capital, Tunis, and the towns of Nabeul, Sousse and Beja.

At slightest 4 radical person been killed successful Tunisia aft the heaviest rainfall successful the state for much than 70 years caused flooding.

All 4 radical were killed successful Moknine successful the Monastir governorate connected Tuesday, according to Khalil Mechri, a civilian defence spokesperson.

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The flooding has disrupted regular beingness successful aggregate governorates successful Tunisia, leaving cars submerged and exigency services struggling to respond to the standard of the disaster.

Civil extortion teams person besides said that respective areas were chopped disconnected by the floodwaters, particularly successful low-lying neighbourhoods.

Abderazak Rahal, caput of forecasting astatine the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), told the AFP quality bureau that immoderate regions successful the state had not witnessed this overmuch rainfall since 1950.

“We person recorded exceptional amounts of rainfall for the period of January,” Rahal said, with the regions of Monastir, Nabeul and greater Tunis the astir affected.

A antheral carries a container of breadstuff arsenic helium wades done floodwaters, successful La Goulette adjacent Tunis, Tunisia [AFP]

Another INM official, Mahrez Ghannouchi, wrote successful a Facebook station that the concern was “critical” successful immoderate regions.

According to the INM, the tourer colony of Sidi Bou Said, connected the outskirts of Tunis, recorded 206mm (8.1 inches) of rainfall since Monday evening.

AFP is reporting, quoting a Defence Ministry source, that the service is besides taking portion successful rescue operations.

Schools person been unopen successful the superior arsenic good arsenic the towns of Nabeul, Sousse and Beja. Court sessions were besides suspended, and nationalist and backstage transport was impacted successful immoderate districts.