Faisal, the Governor of Makkah Region, reported that he was in continuous contact and follow-up on the matter with Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, who instructed him to provide relief to all needy people. It is early to tell whether yesterday and today's rain has affected projects under construction in Jeddah, he said. He urged the media to equally highlight the positive aspects of the work of government authorities as well as the negative one. He disclosed that technical studies are currently underway to develop several residential areas in the city of Jeddah through developmental projects or total elimination. As for flood streams, he drew attention to the monarch's strict instructions to form a fact-finding ad hoc committee on the situation since last year's Jeddah disastrous floods.
