BEIRUT: Five people were injured in four weather-related road accidents that took place during heavy rainfall between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday, security sources and the Traffic Management Center said.
They said two of the injured were from a six-vehicle crash on the Sayyad-Karantina highway Wednesday morning.
TMC said heavy rains also created pools of water mainly in several Beirut streets, including one near the Kuwaiti Embassy in the Bir Hasan neighborhood, another in Karantina and one in Ouzai, the southern entrance to the capital.
The Director-General of the Public Works Ministry Adib Dahrouj denied responsibility for the frequent street flooding that occurs after heavy rains.
"We have cleaned up the sewages since September. Waste comes from floods and this is normal. But the problem is due to violations on public land and disrespect for the laws,” Dahrouj told a local radio station.
Drivers were witnessing huge traffic congestion due to heavy rainfall that submerged many streets across Lebanon since Tuesday evening.
Beirut’s northern entrance also witnessed heavy traffic jams, particularly from Dbayeh to Nahr el-Mot, Sin el-Fil, Jisr el-Wati and vise versa.
Torrential rain also caused flooding on streets and in shops across the southern port city of Sidon and left many stranded, particularly along the Serail roundabout and the city’s main roads of Sitt Nafiseh and Habseh.
The meteorology department at the Beirut airport said Wednesday’s weather is mostly cloudy with wind and rain.
Police advised motorists to use extreme caution while rains persist. They also cautioned motorists to drive with extra caution on the Dahr al-Baidar highway, east of Lebanon, due to poor visibility.
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