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Torrential rain and flooding slam Tunis, forcing schools to close

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Torrential rain forced schools to close across Greater Tunis as floodwaters overwhelmed drainage systems and covered roads and pavements. Between 30 and 50 millimeters of rain were expected, leading to widespread disruptions including power outages and internet cuts. The storm highlighted infrastructure vulnerabilities following a summer of heatwaves and previous flooding incidents that caused fatalities in January.

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Heavy rain brought parts of Tunis, home to nearly three million people, to a standstill on Thursday, flooding roads and homes and disrupting electricity and internet services. The National Institute of Meteorology had warned of locally heavy thunderstorms and issued warnings in advance, leading the Tunis Governorate to suspend afternoon classes across all public and private educational institutions shortly before it took effect. Videos shared online showed flooded streets, cars stranded in rising water, and what appeared to be power lines catching fire. Between 30 and 50 millimeters of rain were forecast, overwhelming drainage systems in several neighborhoods. The storm caused power cuts and sent water into some homes, highlighting the repeated flooding issues faced by Greater Tunis in recent years.

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Topics

Greater Tunis The Tunis Governorate Tunis Tunisia the National Institute of Meteorology

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Narrative

The Tunis Governorate announced suspension of afternoon classes across all public and private educational, training, and university institutions, citing warnings from the National Institute of Meteorology and advice from the regional disaster-prevention committee.

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🔮 Between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain were forecast across Greater Tunis in a short period, overwhelming drainage systems in several neighbourhoods.

2026-09-18 · Euronews

Torrential rain and flooding slam Tunis, forcing schools to close · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Governorate → announce → committee

Between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain were forecast across Greater Tunis in a short period, overwhelming drainage systems in several neighbourhoods. asserted

millimetres → forecast → neighbourhoods

Water quickly covered roads and pavements, forcing residents to wade through flooded streets. asserted

Water → cover → streets

Cars and buses struggled to pass, with some vehicles left stranded and one trapped beneath a tunnel. asserted

one → struggle → tunnel

In the historic medina, residents took refuge in shops and under awnings as torrents of water swept through the narrow streets. asserted

torrents → take → streets

The storm also caused power and internet cuts and sent water into some homes. asserted

storm → cause → homes

Footage shared on social media appeared to show power lines catching fire amid the heavy downpour. asserted

lines → share → downpour

The rainfall came after a summer of prolonged heatwaves and follows a year of repeated flooding. asserted

rainfall → come → flooding

In January, at least five people died when Tunisia recorded its heaviest rainfall in more than seven decades. asserted

Tunisia → die → decades

The latest storms have once again highlighted the pressure that extreme rainfall can place on Tunis’ infrastructure, particularly after long periods of intense heat. asserted

rainfall → highlight → heat