Kuwait: The Civil Defense Committee held a meeting on Wednesday in implementation of instructions by the commission chairman Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to prepare for forthcoming rain season.

Sheikh Talal Khaled is also the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Officials and personnel who took part in the meeting, headed by Director General of the Civil Defense, examined preparations to cope with prospected rainfalls and possible flash floods. They also examined readiness of State departments AND mechanisms of response to help calls, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior.