The official spokesman for the National Center of Meteorology in Saudi Arabia, Hussein Al-Qahtani, confirmed that all the news circulating about the Kingdom being directly affected by hurricanes is incorrect and does not go beyond media excitement.
He explained that the Kingdom overlooks semi-enclosed seas in which tropical cyclones do not form, and their direct impact is out of the question, stressing the importance of taking information from its sources, represented by the National Center of Meteorology’s website and through the Center’s account on the X platform @NCMKSA, which informs everyone of the various weather conditions and their accompanying effects.
News had circulated on social media that Saudi Arabia would be affected by the current hurricanes and floods in the Arab region, as a result of global events in some countries of the world, especially Libya, which was severely affected by the devastating flood that resulted in more than 11,000 deaths, while the number of missing people reached about 20,000. person.
