Heavy rain showers blocked the tunnel linking the Airport Highway to the South region, leaving citizens stuck in their cars.

Heavy rain showers blocked the tunnel linking the Airport Highway to the South region, leaving citizens stuck in their cars.

Accordingly, Acting Chief of the Internal Security Forces, General Ibrahim Basbous, ordered all ISF squads, patrols, and police stations to rush to the scene to help evacuate passengers and remove hurdles.

Abundant rain showers in Beirut have trickled down to the city's northern entrance, plunging the way from Saifi to Dbayeh in water.

Streets and roads in Quarantine, Dora, Zalqa, and Jal-el-Dib, have turned into spilling ponds with cars and vehicles floating.

Rescue calls have been upped to save passengers stuck in their cars.