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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 23270964" data-attributes="member: 218596"><img src="http://saudigazette.com.sa/uploads/images/2018/06/01/869342.JPG.pagespeed.ce.O2Jk5Da_IO.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://saudigazette.com.sa/uploads/images/2018/06/01/869343.JPG.pagespeed.ce.Nqz4f1K-bT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />CYCLONE Mekunu has turned parts of the arid Rub' Al-Khali desert, also  known as the Empty Quarter, into freshwater lakes, in a rare phenomenon  that has not happened in nearly 20 years.Rainwater fell and  gathered in different parts of the desert, such as Al-Khareer, Thabltoun  and Um Al-Malh, which are known among visitors of the Empty Quarter,  located in triangle at the border with Yemen and Oman.Footage of  the rains that were shared by Twitter users showed the arid desert full  of rainwater, seemingly like a “floating sea.” Some users poked fun at  the pictures saying with all this water the Empty Quarter presumably no  longer empty.Ali Al- Hatish, a regular visitor of the desert,  told Al-Arabiya.net that the rainfall over the region was too heavy,  adding that he has not witnessed a weather condition of this sort in two  decades.“The people of the Empty Quarter sensed a good vibe  when the rainfall happened. Camels began moving toward the areas filled  with waters,” Al-Hatish added.“The land will need 30 days to  sprout their summer plants and people expect to feed their camels on  them for the coming two years.”Residents of the Empty Quarter  rely heavily on camels, and such historic rains are of great importance  to those camel owners, and its prices change as well as a result of the  summer desert plants.The region is also expected to receive more  visitors who would be interested to take shots of the water covering  the desert, a scene that rarely occurs.Rub' Al-Khali desert is  the world’s largest sand desert. It is the world's largest area of  continuous sand, covering about a quarter of the Kingdom's land surface.The  basin lying mainly in southeastern Saudi Arabia is where the wind plays  a major role in forming and shaping its dunes. The sandy elevations  could match the mountains in their high altitude, some of which may  reach more than 450 meters. </blockquote>

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