“May God be with the families of the victims of the fire and road accident, may he give them patience,” was the widespread prayer that swept the electronic waves following yet another tragedy that involved students.
A bus with 13 college students was involved in a horrific road accident with another car, killing both drivers, and 12 students.
An image of the crushed bus went viral all over Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, just like the very emotional picture of a father consoling his child outside the burning school in Jeddah.
In addition to this image, a video of schoolgirls jumping off the windows, trying desperately to escape, too was the major tweet that followed.
The tweeters didn’t waste any time arguing over who is to blame for both the incidents.
“It’s all Allah’s will,” a tweet said. “A road accident and a fire should not necessarily be anyone’s fault, be patient with your faith,” tweeted another. However, others felt differently over the incidents and tweeted, “We aren’t saying these incidents aren’t Allah’s will but somebody still needs to be held accountable.”
A few hours later, the names of the innocent road victims were posted all over Twitter under the hashtag #hailaccident. Twitter really proves that it’s one of the fastest ways to get people active, especially during tragedies.
In both cases, tweets provided information over ways to help and families people can contact. When it came to the fire, news that King Fahd Hospital had opened its doors to blood donors spread on social media and it evoked quick response.
They also shared names of girls who were missing on the day along with contact information.
Later it was revealed that the fact that the school floors were covered in plastic played a huge role in the spread of fire.
“Whoever was responsible for the opening of schools, without going through fire and transportation safety, are the ones who killed those innocent students,” argued another tweeter.
I couldn’t have said it better.
