The latest Cyclone Mekunu has turned parts of of the arid Rub' al-Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter, into water lakes, in a rare phenomenon that has not happened in nearly 20 years.
Rainwater fell and gathered in different parts of the desert, such as Al-Khareer, Thabltoun and Um al-Malh, which are known among visitors of the Empty Quarter, located in triangle at the border with Yemen and Oman.
Footage of the rains that were shared by Twitter users showed the arid desert full of rainwater, seemingly like a “floating sea.” Some users poked fun at the pictures saying with all this water the Empty Quarter presumably no longer empty!
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Rainwater fell and gathered in different parts of the desert, such as Al-Khareer, Thabltoun and Um al-Malh, which are known among visitors of the Empty Quarter, located in triangle at the border with Yemen and Oman.
Footage of the rains that were shared by Twitter users showed the arid desert full of rainwater, seemingly like a “floating sea.” Some users poked fun at the pictures saying with all this water the Empty Quarter presumably no longer empty!
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