People Trapped in Houses as Rain Water Floods Minieh

Rain water flooded homes and property in Minieh region north Lebanon on Thursday as the stormy weather in Lebanon kept on the rise.

The heavy rains rendered the area of Minieh as water deluged houses, warehouses and besieged residents, causing damage to private property, and submerging vehicles.

According to the state-run National News Agency, residents of the area called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam and officials to intervene to estimate the damages and help people who were trapped in their houses.

The NNA said that several people blocked the International highway that links Tripoli with Akkar to protest the Higher Relief Council's failure to deal with the matter.

Lebanon has witnessed a dry winter this year and hot weather, causing the snow season in Ski resorts to become abandoned.

In December, one side of the airport road's tunnel was shortly blocked during the morning rush hour, adding to the woes of the people, who a day earlier spent hours on the roads after they were blocked due to severe rain.