JEDDAH: Jeddah witnessed light rain on Friday afternoon causing locals to fear a repeat of last week’s deluge and ensuing floods that immersed entire districts, destroyed thousands of cars and killed an unknown number of people.
Civil Defense and Director of Disaster Management Brig. Muhammad Al-Qarni told Arab News on Friday that the official number of flood victims stood at 113 and the number of missing increased to 48.
Al-Qarni said that the committees formed to find housing for the victims managed to provide shelter to 5,104 families comprising 19,950 people. He said that the committee also distributed aid to 5,341 families comprising 20,729 persons.
The committee has also identified 6,488 properties and 5,812 damaged cars in the floods, he said.
Al-Qarni claimed that as of last night only 120 homes in the flooded districts remained without power. More than 1,300 cars have been pulled out of the muck.
Muhammad Qattan, customer service manager at the municipality, said that all cars were registered with their plate number and handed to the traffic department. He said that those who want to inquire about their cars could visit the Traffic Department if they want their cars released.
He pointed out that the municipality is working with the related authorities to facilitate the work and to fix the damage caused by the flood.
PISJ-ES closed today
Pakistan International School (English Section) will remain closed on Saturday due to the rain forecast, according to its Principal Sehar Kamran.
Regular classes will resume on Sunday.
