| "Nurse! He's doing it again!" |
 The Council of Ministers yesterday reviewed damages caused by hailstorms and flashfloods that hit many parts of the Kingdom last weekend and urged immediate action to alleviate the suffering of disaster-stricken people. Prince Sultan, second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, who chaired the meeting in Riyadh, said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd had ordered emergency assistance to be dispatched to all areas hit by Thursday's rainstorms. The victims of natural calamities would be provided with all necessary support, the Saudi Press Agency said quoting a Cabinet statement. More than 40 people, including a number of expatriates, died and many others were injured as a result of heavy rains and subsequent flooding in various parts of the country. The casualties were mainly in the Asir and Makkah regions. |