KUWAIT CITY, March 24: The Ministry of Education announced switching to online schooling on Sunday in both public and private schools citing reports of unstable weather conditions issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Ministry Spokesperson Ahmad Al-Wahida clarified that for the safety of the students, they’ll be conducting their studies through Microsoft Teams app, while faculty and administration will go on as usual. Al-Wahida urged adhering to Ministry instructions and following its official social media accounts to remain updated.

Meanwhile, the Kuwait Meteorological Center forecasted rain to continue at varying intervals starting from Sunday evening until the early hours of Monday. Director of the Dept. Abdulaziz Al-Karrawi said to KUNA that the country was affected by moderate to heavy rains since Sunday dawn. He expected that there would be chances of hailstones falling, accompanied by wind activity exceeding 65 kilometers per hour, leading to waves rising to more than seven feet. He stated that the gradual improvement in weather conditions would begin Monday afternoon, as clouds decrease and chances of rain gradually disappear, with chances of fog forming in some areas in the morning. The highest quantities recorded since this morning until now at the monitoring stations amounted to 8 millimeters at the Al-Salmiya station, 3.7 millimeters at Al-Rabieh station, 3.8 millimeters at Al-Sabriya, 3.4 millimeters at Al-Wafra station, while Al-Abdali reached 2.4 millimeters. (KUNA)