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Thousands of people have begun an internet-based protest on Facebook, against the government of Saudi Arabia and their handling of the floods. It has been reported that more than a 103 people have died in flooding.
"The deaths have been blamed on poor construction of houses and infrastructure like bridges, and residents of the city say the government had been made aware of allegations that they were of poor construction."
The flooding happened in the western city of Jeddah right in the middle of the Hajj season None of the pilgrims have been hurt but mostly local citizens have suffered in the worst flood to have hit in years.
Facebook has become the medium of protest as there are not many other avenues to do the same.
"The deaths have been blamed on poor construction of houses and infrastructure like bridges, and residents of the city say the government had been made aware of allegations that they were of poor construction."
The flooding happened in the western city of Jeddah right in the middle of the Hajj season None of the pilgrims have been hurt but mostly local citizens have suffered in the worst flood to have hit in years.
Facebook has become the medium of protest as there are not many other avenues to do the same.
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