JEDDAH: With the recovery of one more body on Thursday, the death toll in the floods rose to 109, according to Spokesman of the Jeddah Civil Defense and Director of Disaster Management, Brig. Muhammad Al-Qarni told Arab News on Thursday. Al-Qarni put the number of missing at 39, adding that search operations were continuing. The civil defense provided 1,313 families are accommodated in furnished apartments on the past two days bringing the total of the families accommodated to 3,825 comprising 15,240 persons. The committee also distributed aid to 4,412 families comprising 17,4223 persons. A committee has also identified 5,029 properties and 4,664 damaged cars in the floods, he said. In related news, the Jeddah Department of Health Affairs has warned people against infections that might spread from waterlogged areas in flooded neighborhoods in a statement on Thursday. The department also warned against drinking water stored in below-ground or ground-level cisterns because they were likely to be contaminated by the floodwater, the Saudi Press Agency reported.