Amman, The rainy weather conditions prevailing in Jordan have raised dams storage to 113.5 million cubic meters (mcm), or 40.5 percent, of their total 280.7mcm capacity, according to the Ministry of Water.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said 9mcm were channeled into dams in the last 24 hours, which were mostly poured into King Talal Dam with 4mcm and Wala Dam with 2.5mcm, while the rest was distributed in various dams of the Kingdom.
Precipitation increased to 71.8 percent of Jordan’s long-term average of 8.1 billion cubic meters, constituting 90.3 percent of overall rain witnessed last year. The highest rainfall of 24 millimeters was recorded in Karak, the ministry added.
Source: Jordan News Agency