Vandals block roads to schools, villages flooded in Bahrain
Manama : Vandals blocked roads leading to several public schools in some villages in the country yesterday, according to Public Relations and Information Directorate in the Education Ministry.
“In an attempt to prevent students and academic staff from reaching schools and hinder the school day, terrorists blocked the roads leading to 28 boys’ and girls’ schools,” a statement by the directorate said yesterday.
Roads to 28 public schools were blocked. Iron rods were fixed on the roads near the schools. Trash bins were also set on fire to block the roads.
“Objects like branches of trees, rocks, garbage and wooden planks were also used for the same purpose, forcing teachers and students to get dropped off far from schools and walk,” the statement said.
Villages flooded
As a result of vandalism acts and roadblocks, some villages in the Northern Governorate were inundated in rainwater as water tankers were not able to enter and drain water yesterday.
“Considering the acts carried out by some vandals who blocked the roads in some areas, the municipality could not respond to some complaints on rainwater flooding,” said Northern Area Municipality Hygiene Department Head, Hussain Abdulkhaliq.
The official said the municipality has responded to 80 cases reported during the past three days, utilising 27 tankers. He called upon citizens and residents to report any flooding to the municipality on the hotline, social media or smart phones app.
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