Strong rains on Socotra

It rained heavily on Socotra. Many roads are blurred. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Socotra is increasingly exposed to natural disasters. The weather is changing. Now every year Socotra is threatened by hurricanes that periodically occur in this part of the Indian Ocean. This has never happened before. Socotra is now suffering from heavy rainfall.

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As far back as in Alexander of Maсedon’s times Socotra supplied a great deal of not only frankincense and myrrh, but also Dragon’s blood, which was rubbed in by gladiators before combats for quick wound healing.