• Women hold umbrellas on a rainy day in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
    Women hold umbrellas on a rainy day in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
  • Clouds move over the Riyadh skyline. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
    Clouds move over the Riyadh skyline. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
  • A woman speaks on the phone as men ride a motorcycle on a cloudy day in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
    A woman speaks on the phone as men ride a motorcycle on a cloudy day in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
  • A man in Saudi has a plastic bag on his head to protect himself from the rain as tries to catch fish in the Nimar valley, south of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    A man in Saudi has a plastic bag on his head to protect himself from the rain as tries to catch fish in the Nimar valley, south of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • The flooded Nimar valley. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    The flooded Nimar valley. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • A Saudi man looks at the floodwater. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    A Saudi man looks at the floodwater. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • A Saudi labourer tries to clear a flooded street in northern Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    A Saudi labourer tries to clear a flooded street in northern Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • Heavy clouds are seen over dowtown Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Heavy clouds are seen over dowtown Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • Saudi children play in the Nimar valley. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Saudi children play in the Nimar valley. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • A car drives through a flooded street. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    A car drives through a flooded street. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • Men try to catch fish. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Men try to catch fish. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo

In pictures: Floods in Saudi Arabia


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Flash floods sparked by torrential rain in Saudi Arabia have killed four people and left 10 missing over the past two days.