Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sinking city of Jeddah


      Due to heavy rains for 3 consecutive days of rain on the city of Jeddah. Chamber of Jeddah on January 26, 2011 and died 10 people and injuring 114 others, and cut off the power supply. Redressed the General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection and warned as "very urgent" the likelihood of heavy rains on the Jeddah were warnings before the rains four days. The birth of rain to the demolition of houses, streets, and has been the collapse of the bridge. The cost of the loss of more than 20 billion Saudi riyals almost 7 billion and a half dollars. The Ministry of Education ordered to stop the study in the city of Jeddah for a week and STC announced its support to those affected that the phone calls free of charge to the people of Jeddah and on that day, 90 million calls a total value of 210 million up to approximately SR 788 million. Is the king of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to limit damages to compensate those affected.  These are some pictures.















2 comments:

  1. This is a very interesting story. I know that you are trying as hard as you can, but please don't use a translator because some of the sentences are difficult to understand.

    Is the man in the last picture fishing?

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