Rains fill up more than 50 dams in UAE

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• 15 million gallons of water harvested by dams during rainfalls in Al Shouka barrier.

Al Ain: The recent rainfall is a blessing for the country. Though the region is among the world’s most arid climates, an increase in the level of groundwater has been filling the reservoirs of more than 50 dams across the country.

Official sources report a collection of an estimated 115 million gallons of water in the country’s dams due to the rains in the central and eastern regions of the emirate between August 29 and September 15.

The heaviest rainfall was on September 14 in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and the neighbouring areas of the northern and eastern emirates.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) said the dams which have been replenished by the rains are located in Al Ain and Liwa in Abu Dhabi, Kadra, Masafi and Difta in Ras Al Khaimah, Madam, Felli and Wadi Al Helu in Sharjah, and Masafi, Al Heil and Wadi Mai in Fujairah.