BEIRUT: A 13-year-old boy was killed Saturday in a car accident in north Lebanon after his father's car slid due to an overnight storm.
Marwan Youssef's Hyundai slid on the Qobayat road and crashed into a tree, killing his son Charbel.
The rainstorm also washed out a road in Maamelten in Jounieh, while heavy rains in the northern region of Akkar flooded several roads and shops nearby.
According to the Meteorological Department at the Rafik Hariri International Airport, the seasonal rainstorm will end Sunday morning and resume Tuesday.
Showers are expected Saturday evening in Beirut and the north.
Lebanon is appraching the annual rainy season, much needed as the country reels under a severe water crisis, the worst in 10 years.
The Meteorological Department said that so far only 19.8 centimeters of rain had fallen this year compared to 33.2 centimeters in 2013.
In Tripoli, rainfall for the year is up at 65 centimeters compared with 28 centimeters in 2013.
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