Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, May 04, SPA -- Director General for Civil Defense Lieutenant General Saad Al-Tuwaijri, reassured citizens and expatriates in the town of Al-Eis, Yanbu Province, an affiliate of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, about the precautionary measures taken by Civil Defense authority in the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that hit the area over the last few days, highest of which was 3.7 on the Richter scale. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, he said the civil defense has deployed a number of equipment on an area of 60 km and erected 2000 tents in precautionary measures to face the situation.
