Is Qatar prepared for heavy rains???

Errm, there are "heavy rains" every year in Qatar.
And there are deep puddles everywhere every year.

And what would you like to "re-think"?

Qatar does not have a proper drainage system. They just know to dig, dig and dig.. Never ending road works..

qatar absolutely not prepared for even small rain..the drainage sistem is not proper .....if there is raining frequently qatar roads are collapsed ....the government must think about it.....

just light rains and the place is a disaster with the pot holes getting bigger and deeper, water logging on the roads, cracks in the asphalt, etc  and if there are heavy rains then it might be a catastrophe.

You can see the lots of places are still clogged with flood...
then you will know the answer by yourself

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Come on Buckle up guys and ENJOY THE RAINS !!!!!
comes once in a lifetime,

I recall seeing something a year or two ago where a consultancy came in to examine the problem of flooded round-abouts. They concluded that it was cheaper and easier to pump water out of flooded gutters on the few rainy days a year than it was to dig them all up and install drains.

The problem to me isn't really the lack of drains to take water away from the side of the road, it's the poorly built and maintained roads where potholes and uneven surfaces pool with water in the middle of the road. Personally I don't think drains are that necessary, but resurfacing and leveling the roads might not be a bad idea.

Qatar is ready for nothing :-/

To be fair - and to all of my critics who say I never say anything positive about Qatar, here goes, I don't see the need to alter the drainage system for the 3 days a year when it rains hard and we have flooding. Just enjoy the change in weather and mind the idiots on the road who think that by putting their hazard lights on in heavy rain, it will protect them from all accidents!

I love the rain, no aversion from me. It makes everything fresh and is a nice change

the last time i'd been there... it rained for not any longer than a week but usually the next day the puddles are siphoned and gone... puddles are part of the thrills of having the rain and locally driven 4x4 love rushing thru 'em (puddles)

for the last couple of years the practice haven't changed much, i guess...

however, along the stretch of the new highway bound to dukhan... they laid big perforated pipes to collect rain water and let it percolate/seep thru the ground after the downpour...

prolly, come 2022... after all the roads works are done... we will see less puddles.

too long still to speculate though ;)

My Friend, yes, its a nice feeling when it rains, but its definitly not once in a lifetime thing that u stop planning..... even if it rains 2-3 times a year but create a drainage problem, it should be rectified.
its been 3 days ago it had rainned, and still you see lots of places with flood (and believe me, its filthy water)....
Pumping out the water is not a solution for an advanced country like Qatar.....
A proper drainage system should be really looked into, taking into account a possibility of a non-stop heavy rains in the coming years.
For people who just travels in their SUVs, I know it wont make sense.... but it does for sedan owners and for ppl who commutes in these pocket areas.....

Who would have thought that this could happen in Saudi?

Well, this could happen in Qatar too...

Damn, I want a flood in Qatar :-) I live on 16th floor ;-) bazinga

2022 is supposed to be in the summer is it not raven....