UAE | Education

60 school buildings damaged

Last week's heavy rains damaged about 60 schools in Dubai and many institute buildings developed leaks, according to Dubai School Agency.

  • By Siham Al Najami, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 23:12 January 18, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Last week's heavy rains damaged about 60 schools in Dubai and many institute buildings developed leaks, according to Dubai School Agency.

The affected schools make up about a quarter of the 230 public and private schools in Dubai.

The heavy rains forced the Ministry of Education to close schools in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates.

The Dubai School Agency has been communicating with all public and private schools to assess the damage done by the record-breaking rain.

"All schools have confirmed that they will be back to 'business as usual' mode when the children return after the short break on Sunday," said the statement from the agency.

Fatma Al Merri, CEO of the DSA, said the DSA has followed up with all schools to check on the maintenance process at the schools as well as with the concerned government agencies.

"We will work closely with the schools to make up for the classes that the students have missed due to the extraordinary conditions," she added.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

Related Articles

  1. Sharjah must wait before roads dry up

    Sharjah must wait before roads dry up

    Sharjah must wait before roads dry up

  2. 2,000 workers called on to clear up rainwater

    2,000 workers called on to clear up rainwater

    2,000 workers called on to clear up rainwater

  3. Life limps back to normal as skies clear

    Life limps back to normal as skies clear

    Life limps back to normal in most parts of the UAE as skies clear

More from UAE Education

  1. Building the blocks of education, step by step

  2. Parents seek new cheaper schools

  3. Student tackles used cooking oil

  4. No one wants to teach

All articles in Education

More from UAE

Gulf News
Popular in UAE
Readers' pictures
Your pictures

Readers' pictures

A Selection of the best Gulf News reader pictures this week

Latest news
Community Reports

More from Community Reports

Weather

More from Weather