(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — After a long scorching summer and increased concerns over continued drought in the country, Lebanon is expected to witness heavy rainfall on Sunday.
Meteorologists say the rain is expected to begin falling Saturday around midnight and continue until Monday at dawn.
Meteorologists add that temperatures will drop to 70 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday and 73 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday.
The anticipated precipitation will be the first heavy rainfall in months. The country began facing water problems this summer after witnessing an unusually dry winter.
Following a session in July, Lebanon’s Parliamentary Committee for Public Works, Transportation and Water called Lebanon’s drought crisis a “natural disaster” and demanded the government “announce a state of emergency concerning water.”
Experts from the American University of Beirut say the recent drought has taken a significant toll on Lebanon’s agricultural system, but it is unlikely to last and is only a part of a natural cycle that occurs every few decades.