Jordan | The Greater Amman Municipality declares a moderate state of emergency

Weather of Arabia - The Greater Amman Municipality declared a moderate state of emergency, starting from the night shift of Thursday, to deal with the expected state of air instability, according to the report of the Meteorological Department, which indicated the deepening of the air instability tomorrow, Friday, with showers of rain in separate areas of the Kingdom that will be heavy for a period It is short and accompanied by thunder and sometimes hailstones fall in some areas

The media spokesman for the Municipality of Amman, Nasser Al-Rahamneh, affirmed the readiness of the Municipality cadres in the field to deal with any reports received by the Tlaa Al-Ali emergency room, calling on fellow citizens, in case of any observation, to contact the unified call center numbers (102 and 117180).

He also called for taking precautions by staying away from the streams of valleys and low areas, and not connecting the gutters of houses (the roof) to the sewage (sewage) outlets to avoid overflowing in the roads, and not dumping waste indiscriminately because it causes the closure of rainwater drainage lines.

He stressed the need to inspect submersible pumps in floors and shops that are below street level, and for merchants to take preventive precautions when storing goods in warehouses and basements.

The Municipality calls upon the brothers, contractors and owners of construction projects, to take the initiative to secure building materials in order to avoid their drift and direct cause by closing the rainwater drainage lines.