Abstract
Problem statement: This study discussed the last flood disaster which occurred in Jeddah City-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 25th of November 2009 which caused more than 121 fatalities and billions of dollars in losses in addition to around 20,000 sheltered families which cause a shift in public policy to deal with natural disasters in Saudi Arabia. Approach: We followed the flood disaster events starting from rain fall to the recovery stage. Then, timeline for the event is constructed with the intention to document and draw lessons for quick response in future disasters. Results: Natural causes and human errors and lack of clear public policy to deal with natural disasters were the most contributors to human and monetary losses due to the flood disaster in Jeddah City. Conclusion/Recommendations: It is necessary to have declared public policy for accountability which enable decision makers develop and implement policies and procedures, as well as plans to deal with natural and man-made disasters.
Highlights
The city of Jeddah on the west coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the middle of the Red Sea, a total area of 748 km2 one of the most important cities in Saudi Arabia and the gateway to trade, which has gained great importance the movement of international trade with foreign markets
The city is located on the coast surrounded by sea and from the east and the plains of the Tihama are low to the Hijaz highlands to the west of the Red Sea, it is imperative that the city extends north and south at the expense of the sea due to a rapid increase of population density
With so many accusations of corruption after the floods Jeddah, there is a need to establish effective mechanisms to fight corruption and to address the abuse of power which many people blamed for the disabled storm water drainage projects and sewage since there was construction on land which is known for officials to be in the valleys or seas buried planned and sold to the people
Summary
The city of Jeddah on the west coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the middle of the Red Sea, a total area of 748 km one of the most important cities in Saudi Arabia and the gateway to trade, which has gained great importance the movement of international trade with foreign markets. Jeddah is directly affected by the climate of their geographical location, with high temperature and humidity during the summer and temperatures of up to early forties centegrades, where the percentage under the influence of seasonal low over a warm air mass, solid and up to the higher humidity in the summer due to rising sea temperatures and lower in winter.
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