Heavy rains flood the streets of Saudi Arabia. The disaster hit the holy cities of Mecca, Medina and the port of Jeddah, the country's meteorological department reports..

Footage from the scene shows city streets turning into rivers. Some cars were almost entirely under water, and some cars were carried away by strong currents. Residents of Arabian cities abandoned their cars on the street and hurried to hide in a safe place. Partially submerged cars tried to get out of the water.

The Saudi Arabian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for three cities on the Arabian Peninsula due to heavy rainfall..

Forecasters warn that heavy rainfall will continue until January 10. Jeddah airport asks passengers to check flight updates before traveling due to weather.

This week's heavy rains come months after record rainfall hit Gulf countries in April and May, killing more than two dozen people..

Heavy rains and floods are not uncommon in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, especially in winter. In many cities, drainage and sewerage systems are practically undeveloped;

city authorities often cannot foresee the frequency of heavy rainfall, writes the Daily Mail..

Floods in Jeddah killed 123 people in 2009, followed by 10 more two years later.

Recall that the French astrologer Nostradamus, who died in 1566, predicted extremely difficult times in 2025. According to his forecasts, large-scale wars and an outbreak of plague are possible in Great Britain.

Last November, a year's worth of precipitation fell in Spain in just a few hours.. The city of Huelva was flooded due to heavy rain.