The night ceremony was held in the indoor auditorium at Jeddah’s Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal football stadium.
Addressing the audience, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal praised all the young volunteers involved in helping to pick up the pieces following the disaster. Describing them as the city’s heroes, he said that Saudi Arabia’s future was safe because of spirit these youths showed in administering swift humanitarian aid.
“We are in the midst of building a new park in eastern Jeddah in honor all those who volunteered in the aid efforts in the aftermath of the flood. We will have all the names of those involved inscribed on a sign in the park,” he added.
“We distributed 3,500 food baskets in record time during our food aid missions to families in the affected areas. During our stay at the Jeddah exhibition we witnessed a massive flow of young and old men and women volunteers to the center,” said Nada Hamad on behalf of the volunteers.
The ceremony included a short documentary show, music segment, and pictorial slideshow featuring pictures of the victims and aid efforts.
A slide was dedicated to the Pakistani man, Farman Ali Khan, who lost his life while successfully saving someone during the flooding.
