Road Chaos as Heavy Rains Lash Lebanon

W460

Autumn’s first rains spread chaos on Lebanese roads on Friday as a heavy downpour caused bumper-to-bumper traffic blocking drivers in their vehicles.

All entrances to Beirut were blocked as drivers waited for hours to reach their destinations after rains flooded the streets.

Every year, heavy rains in September and October disrupt traffic following several months of dry weather.

Experts estimate Lebanon annually has an average 2.1 billion cubic meters (73.5 billion cubic feet) of renewable hydraulic resources, more than half of which is dumped straight into the Mediterranean for lack of any strategic planning.

Comments 1
Default-user-icon trigger (Guest) 23 September 2011, 15:34

we need SMART politicians, not HUNGRY politicians to take advantage of these resources. this would create tens of thousands of job opportunities for this poor, humiliated, and starved people.