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'Bride of the Red Sea' drowns once more amid non-stop rain
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS
Published: Jan 26, 2011 14:40 Updated: Jan 26, 2011 14:40
JEDDAH: Intense rain on Wednesday caused heavy flooding once again in Jeddah, stalling traffic across the city and even sparking fires, including one at the popular Hera Mall.
Civil Defense teams managed to put out the mall fire and no deaths or injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Among the major thoroughfares that came under heavy flooding was Madinah Road, which leads to the airport. A massive traffic jam could be seen until the afternoon as rains continued.
Officials at the Jeddah Traffic Department said vehicles on the Haramain Expressway also came to a standstill as a result of huge flooding close to Palestine Street. There were also reports that traffic had stopped along King Abdul Aziz Road because of flooding. To avoid traffic jams, motorists were using minor roads in residential districts.
Concerned citizens reported a total absence of traffic police in streets and motorists were running red lights and driving in the wrong direction over pavements and central reservations. People also reported accidents on roads, adding that the situation was a total chaos.
The situation in districts located toward the east of the city, which were struck by deadly flash floods in 2009, was uncertain.
Residents of the Um Al-Khair and Al-Ajwad 1 and 2 districts reported heavy flooding. Seeing dark clouds and fearing heavy rain, many residents of the citys Quwaizah district, which took the brunt of the flash floods that hit the city on Nov. 25, 2009, left their homes to live with friends and relatives in other parts of the city early Wednesday morning.
Many residents reported power outages and one resident said the Civil Defense workers were nowhere to be seen. Another resident said flash floods swept away a car, which then got stock into a large open flood drain, causing water levels in the district to further rise.
Floodwaters also entered buildings and many people reported seeing dozens of cars being swept away by water.
© 2010 Arab News
'Bride of the Red Sea' drowns once more amid non-stop rain
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS
Published: Jan 26, 2011 14:40 Updated: Jan 26, 2011 14:40
JEDDAH: Intense rain on Wednesday caused heavy flooding once again in Jeddah, stalling traffic across the city and even sparking fires, including one at the popular Hera Mall.
Civil Defense teams managed to put out the mall fire and no deaths or injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Among the major thoroughfares that came under heavy flooding was Madinah Road, which leads to the airport. A massive traffic jam could be seen until the afternoon as rains continued.
Officials at the Jeddah Traffic Department said vehicles on the Haramain Expressway also came to a standstill as a result of huge flooding close to Palestine Street. There were also reports that traffic had stopped along King Abdul Aziz Road because of flooding. To avoid traffic jams, motorists were using minor roads in residential districts.
Concerned citizens reported a total absence of traffic police in streets and motorists were running red lights and driving in the wrong direction over pavements and central reservations. People also reported accidents on roads, adding that the situation was a total chaos.
The situation in districts located toward the east of the city, which were struck by deadly flash floods in 2009, was uncertain.
Residents of the Um Al-Khair and Al-Ajwad 1 and 2 districts reported heavy flooding. Seeing dark clouds and fearing heavy rain, many residents of the citys Quwaizah district, which took the brunt of the flash floods that hit the city on Nov. 25, 2009, left their homes to live with friends and relatives in other parts of the city early Wednesday morning.
Many residents reported power outages and one resident said the Civil Defense workers were nowhere to be seen. Another resident said flash floods swept away a car, which then got stock into a large open flood drain, causing water levels in the district to further rise.
Floodwaters also entered buildings and many people reported seeing dozens of cars being swept away by water.
© 2010 Arab News
