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Flooding Live Report

Central Saudi Arabia Flood Update: Wadi Hanifa and Wadi Al-Batha Levels Rising in Riyadh, Al-Kharj

Current monitoring shows water levels nearing bank-full at the Wadi Hanifa Wetlands as of April 17, 2026. While the Kingdom’s desert wadis often remain dry, the current atmospheric pressure system has triggered significant runoff, turning dry riverbeds into dangerous torrents that threaten low-lying residential sectors and critical transport arteries across the central plateau.

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USA – Hawaii (O’ahu / Maui) Flood Update: Waikane Stream Levels Rising in Waikane, Waialua, and Kihei Amid Kona Storm

Current monitoring shows water levels remain at critical thresholds at the Kamehameha Highway bridge at Waikane Stream as of March 21, 2026. This second wave of the “Kona Storm” has pushed 120-year-old infrastructure to its breaking point, leaving thousands in evacuation zones as the state braces for a damage toll expected to exceed $1 billion.

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