Public Security Directorate said that most regions of the Kingdom are now witnessing heavy rainfall, which caused a rise in the water level, the formation of torrential rains and the slowdown of traffic due to the accumulation of water in a number of these regions, especially in the southern and central regions.

The Directorate indicated that the competent authorities deal with landslides and rocks that occurred on the Panorama / Dead Sea road as a result of the rain, and the Wadi Al-Qamar / Rusaifa road towards / Ghor Al-Safi were closed due to the high water level.

PSD stressed the need to avoid low areas, valleys and streams of torrents, and not taking the risk of  passing them and moving to higher areas.

The Directorate indicated that it has put all its units and formations on standby to provide services and assistance to citizens, in partnership with all concerned institutions.

The Directorate called on the drivers to take the utmost care while driving and  checking  the readiness of the vehicle before driving, to avoid high speeds and to commit dangerous violations.