Rain
Causes Flooding, Leaks in 2022 World Cup Host Qatar
Qatari authorities are urging
motorists to exercise caution after rain caused flooding in
several parts of the country.
The Ministry of Interior issued the advisory on Twitter Sunday,
saying roads remain water-logged in certain areas after Saturday's downpour.
Footage posted on social media and news websites showed several roads in the
capital, Doha, submerged and water leaking through holes in shopping mall
roofs.
Qatar is in the midst of a torrid, multi-year building boom as it
races to develop infrastructure to host soccer's World Cup in 2022.
It is not the first time rain has
caused havoc in the energy-rich country. A year ago, rain breached the roof of
the gleaming new Hamad International Airport, home of fast-growing Qatar Airways.
More rain was expected Sunday.
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