Kuwait halts traffic at main seaports over bad weather

KUWAIT, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has suspended navigation at the three main ports of Shuwaikh, Doha and Shuaiba due to bad weather conditions and low visibility.
Although cargo stevedoring operations were not affected by heavy rains, ship traffic has been halted at the main ports on a temporary basis, the authority said in a statement.
The authority's Director-General Sheikh Yousuf Abdullah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah held a coordinative meeting on Tuesday evening to set out a precautionary plan in response to bad weather.
Kuwait has been hit by unstable weather conditions involving rainstorms and lightning. (end) aam.msa.mt