Specialized security agencies have gathered evidence on who was responsible for the damage caused by floods in Jeddah in 2009 on the basis of a report presented by a fact-finding committee, the Saudi Press Agency reported, quoting the spokesman.

“These measures have led to transferring the cases of 302 individuals and 30 companies and consultancy offices to specialized agencies in order to conduct investigations and determine responsibility,” the spokesman said.

He said all the cases related to individuals and companies involved in the 2009 Jeddah deluge have been transferred to the Control and Investigation Board and the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution.

In the light of the results of investigations, lawsuits will be filed against these individuals and companies, demanding punitive action against those convicted. “We’ll announce new developments in this matter later,” the spokesman said.

The latest move comes after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered that people and organizations implicated in the flood disaster be brought before investigation agencies in order to take punitive action against them.

More than 120 people died in the Nov. 25, 2009 floods that displaced at least 22,000 people, destroyed more than 8,000 homes and around 10,000 vehicles.

A high-level panel has, meanwhile, urged contractors to complete the projects for rainwater drainage and tackling 14 difficult areas before the next rainy season.