Jeddah Flood-Unbelievable أمطار سيول جدة التوقعات لا تصدق

Described as the worst in 27 years, flooding killed at least 77 people in Jeddah Wednesday after a heavy downpour, a Civil Defense statement said Thursday. Authorities identified 21 bodies, for Saudis, and handed them over to their families.

The downpour paralyzed the entire city, just two days ahead of the Eid holidays, leaving the citys shaky infrastructure crippled, perhaps for years to come.

The Jamia (University) Bridge on the Haramain Highway, in eastern Jeddah, partially collapsed and was closed to traffic. A few old houses in the Jamia District collapsed as well.

Motorists on the Haramain Highway were stranded for hours after the heavy downpour. The eastern districts of Jeddah including Abruq Al-Raghamah, Al-Ajawid, Al-Samir, and Al-Tawfiq were completely cut off from the rest of the city. The downpour continued until late afternoon.

Part of the highway which links King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAAIA) and Makkah caved in due to heavy floods coming from scattered valleys east of Jeddah. Traffic coming from the south on the highway was completely halted, while the flow of traffic from the airport to the south was crippled just a few meters from the King Abdullah Bridge, about one km from the partially collapsed bridge. The storm also left thousands of pilgrims stranded in buses headed from Jeddah to Makkah for the first full day of the Haj. The Jeddah-Makkah Highway was closed to traffic as accidents were reported on the 80-km stretch. Were stuck because of the water and rain. God willing, everything will be okay, Hakan, a Turkish pilgrim from Istanbul told Reuters as he waited for a bus to Makkah.
«مطر جدة»:أرقام الوفيات في تزايد
जेद्दाह बाढ़ - baha jeddah - banjir jeddah - خلال موسم الحج ജിദ്ദ വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം sel jeddah سیل جدة vloed jeddah سيول جدة
وفيات في جده بسبب السيول المملكة العربية السعودية

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[ziaulhaque2]

Ya ALLAH......... its really scary......... the flow of water is so powerful that it is taking everything that is coming on its way.......... May ALLAH save all lives from this disaster....... and save us all from all danger........... We all should pray to Allah to make it easier for us as this flood is a outcome of our evil deeds..........

[mecidlo]

Thirsty desert needs water, but it's calamity for cities :(

[ahmad3khayaya]

سيارة سامر راحت سيارة سامر راحت الله يثبتها الله يثبتهاي ياهوووو صلي على النبي ههههههههههههههـ

[mishi153]

Poor dustbin

[poetrasasak]

mampussssssssssssssssssssssss

[6636JB]

You were all saved by the Lord, Jesus Christ. 

[rosalindasampley]

sad

[bilawalnarai]

your Car Gone SAd :D

[ricardo69rr]

anyway i love jeddah

[3z0zR]

احمدي ربك ع العافيه

تفكرين في السياره

هع