A man and his child wear a plastic poncho over their heads to protect them from heavy rain in Sanaa in Yemen. EPA
A man and his child wear a plastic poncho over their heads to protect them from heavy rain in Sanaa in Yemen. EPA
People try to get a broken-down vehicle out of a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sanaa. EPA
People try to get a broken-down vehicle out of a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sanaa. EPA
A flooded street in Sanaa. EPA
A flooded street in Sanaa. EPA
Pupils walk home on a flooded street following heavy rain at the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. AFP
Pupils walk home on a flooded street following heavy rain at the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. AFP
A car negotiates the flood water. AFP
A car negotiates the flood water. AFP
More flooded streets at the Rafah camp. AFP
More flooded streets at the Rafah camp. AFP
A municipal worker sweeps water from a square as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP
A municipal worker sweeps water from a square as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP
An Iraqi policeman wears a rain poncho as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP
An Iraqi policeman wears a rain poncho as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP
A person walks with an umbrella during rain at a seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
A person walks with an umbrella during rain at a seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
A worshipper prays in the rain at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
A worshipper prays in the rain at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
Muslims walk in the rain towards the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
Muslims walk in the rain towards the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
Muslims perform Umrah at a rainy Grand Mosque. Reuters
Muslims perform Umrah at a rainy Grand Mosque. Reuters

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Rain, thunder and lightning in the Middle East - in pictures

Region hit by unusual weather for this time of year

The National

April 13, 2023

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Updated: April 13, 2023, 10:48 AM`
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