The General Directorate of Civil Defence has warned the public to be on alert from risks of rains and floods specially in these days and take all necessary precautions in such cases. The organization's media spokesman Colonel Abdullah Al-Orabi Al-Harthi said that many regions of the Kingdom exposed to mild, moderate to heavy rain, calling on citizens and residents not to venture to cross torrential streams and valleys and taking all the safety precautions. He explained that the public will have access to necessary information in this regard on the Civil Defence website and applications on smart phones or via modern media arms (Twitter - Facebook).