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Flash floods in Saudi Arabia leave 14 dead
Floods hit several mountainous districts of southern Saudi Arabia, killing 14 people
- AFP
- Published: 07:57 July 25, 2010
- Image Credit: Gulf News
Riyadh: Fourteen people were killed and one is still missing after flash floods hit several mountainous districts of southern Saudi Arabia, civil defence officials said on Saturday.
Rescue teams also helped some 440 people threatened by the flooding after days of heavy rain in Asir, Jizan, Najran and Taif, the country's civil defence said in a statement.
"Three bodies were recovered" in Najran, civil defence chief Saad Al Tuwaijri said in the statement, adding that another six people died in Jizan, four in Asir and one in Taif. Another person was reported missing.
The authorities were using helicopters to ferry emergency supplies of food, water, and medicine to the stricken areas because the flooding had washed away some roads.
"We are watching the situation closely, and we are ready to deal with any emergency incidents and to send more relief materials to areas inaccessible by ground units," Tuwaijri said.
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