Heavy rain causes floods in Riyadh - in pictures

  • Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh after strong winds and heavy rain overnight that flooded roads. All Photos: AFP
    Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh after strong winds and heavy rain overnight that flooded roads. All Photos: AFP
  • A man covers his head as he crosses a flooded street in Riyadh
    A man covers his head as he crosses a flooded street in Riyadh
  • A man surveys standing water as he attempts to drive along flooded roads in the kingdom
    A man surveys standing water as he attempts to drive along flooded roads in the kingdom
  • Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh
    Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh
  • Saudi Arabian authorities closed schools in several regions as flash floods inundated roads
    Saudi Arabian authorities closed schools in several regions as flash floods inundated roads
  • The adverse weather was the latest instance of heavy rain disrupting life in the Gulf region
    The adverse weather was the latest instance of heavy rain disrupting life in the Gulf region
  • Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh after strong winds and heavy rain overnight
    Cars drive through standing water in Riyadh after strong winds and heavy rain overnight