Rain, thunder and lightning in the Middle East - in pictures

Region hit by unusual weather for this time of year

A man and his child wear a plastic poncho over their heads to protect them from heavy rain in Sanaa in Yemen. EPA

People try to get a broken-down vehicle out of a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sanaa. EPA

A flooded street in Sanaa. EPA

Pupils walk home on a flooded street following heavy rain at the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. AFP

A car negotiates the flood water. AFP

More flooded streets at the Rafah camp. AFP

A municipal worker sweeps water from a square as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP

An Iraqi policeman wears a rain poncho as heavy rainfall continues in Baghdad. AFP

A person walks with an umbrella during rain at a seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir

A worshipper prays in the rain at the Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters

Muslims walk in the rain towards the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters

Muslims perform Umrah at a rainy Grand Mosque. Reuters

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