RIYADH, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — The death toll in western Saudi areas of Jeddah and Mecca hit by torrential rains climbed to 103, the official news agency SPA reported on Sunday. Unprecedented heavy storm hit western Saudi last Wednesday with the …
Read Original Story: Death toll in Saudi floods reaches 103 – Xinhua
MINA, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi health minister says five people have died from the H1N1 flu virus during the annual hajj. Abdullah al-Rabeeah said Sunday authorities recorded 73 cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, during the pilgrimage. …
Read Original Story: Saudi official: 5 dead from swine flu at hajj – The Associated Press
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — The annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca wound up on Sunday without the feared mass outbreak of swine flu, Saudi authorities said, reporting a total of five deaths and 73 proven cases. Five pilgrims died from the A(H1N1) flu…
Read Original Story: Hajj winds up without feared swine flu outbreak – AFP
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday — the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health …
Read Original Story: Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk – The Associated Press
By REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi emergency services said on Sunday the death toll from floods that tore through the port city of Jeddah this week had risen to 103, with another 1400 rescued, the state news agency reported on Sunday. …
Read Original Story: Saudi Floods Claim 103 Lives, 1, 400 Rescued – New York Times
77 people have died and tens more are thought to be missing in Saudi Arabia as a result of flooding in the western port city of Jeddah, and Mecca – the destination for over 2 million Hajjpilgrims. None of the casualties had been among the pilgrims, …
Read Original Story: 77 dead in Saudi flooding – Bikya Masr
by DPA on November 28, 2009 Jeddah, Nov 26 (DPA) Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy …
Read Original Story: Saudi Arabia raises toll from flooding to 106 – India Business Blog (blog)
The Saudi authorities report that the floods which swept the port city of Jeddah on Wednesday killed at least 103 people. Rescue workers are still searching for dozens of missing people. Saudi newspapers have often criticised the sewage infrastructure …
Read Original Story: Saudi death toll rises to 103 – Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
By PR Newswire JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 27 /prnewswire/ — It hardly ever rains in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but this week it rained cats and dogs. In the space of just a few hours, Jeddah’s streets morphed into deadly raging rivers that claimed the …
Read Original Story: Susie's Big Adventure Talks About Deadly Flash Floods in Jeddah That Occurred … – Review seeker (press release) (subscription)
Saudi emergency services have said the toll from floods that tore through the port city of Jeddah this week has risen to 106. Torrents of water inundated the Red Sea port on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia saw some of the heaviest rainfall in years. …
Read Original Story: Saudi flood victim toll increases – Aljazeera.net
