The location of Jeddah within Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Meteorological history
Duration
25 November 2009
Overall effects
Fatalities
122[1] (more than 350 missing)
Damage
SRls 1 billion
Areas affected
Jeddah and other areas of Makkah Province
Tunnel in King Abdullah Street (Jeddah-Saudi Arabia)The city of Jeddah, with King Abdulaziz International Airport to the north. The main highways to Mecca run to the southeast. Map scale: approx. 25 kilometres (16 mi) from north to south.An engraving of Jeddah from 1924, showing the Jabal al Hejaz mountains behind the city.
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The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods affected Jeddah, on the Red Sea (western) coast of Saudi Arabia, and other areas of Makkah Province.[2][3] They have been described by civil defence officials as the worst in 27 years.[4] As of 3 January 2010, some 122 people had been reported to have been killed,[1] and more than 350 were missing.[2] Some roads were under a meter (three feet) of water on 26 November, and many of the victims were believed to have drowned in their cars. At least 3,000 vehicles were swept away or damaged.[2][5][6] The death toll was expected to rise as flood waters receded, allowing rescuers to reach stranded vehicles.[7]
More than 70 millimetres (2.76 inches) of rain fell in Jeddah in just four hours on 25 November.[2][5] This is nearly twice the average for an entire year[8] and the heaviest rainfall in Saudi Arabia in a decade.[9] The flooding came just two days before the expected date of the Eid al-Adha festival[4] and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to nearby Mecca.[10] Business losses were estimated at a billion riyals (US$270 million). The poorer neighbourhoods in the south of Jeddah were particularly hard hit,[11][12] as was the area around King Abdulaziz University. The university was closed for vacation at the time of the floods, preventing even higher casualties.[13]
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^ abSaleh Al Zahrani (26 November 2009), "Damage may top SR1 billion", Saudi Gazette, archived from the original on 20 May 2010, retrieved 27 November 2009
^Ibrahim Alawi; Eid Al-Harthi (27 November 2009), "King orders aid for victims, Death toll in Jeddah flooding hits 83", Saudi Gazette, archived from the original on 2 March 2012, retrieved 26 November 2009
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