Landmines may flood Saudi, Prince warns

Residents of Saudi’s Najran region have been warned of the risk of landmines being washed into the province from Yemen.

The area’s Prince, Jalawi bin Abdulaziz Bin Masaad, said that there is a likelihood that the floods which have hit the kingdom could wash landmines that have been planted on the Saudi-Yemeni border by the Houthi and Saleh militia forces into the province, putting civilians at risk. He stressed the importance of landmine awareness to ensure the safety of residents.

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Floods in Saudi Arabia

There has been widespread flooding in the kingdom. One person was killed and ten others were injured as a result of flooding in the Asir region.

The Saudi Civil Defence said it rescued over 280 people while dealing with more than 900 emergency calls in the southern cities of Abha and Khamis Mushayt.