المملكة: Red Crescent in Mecca: raising maximum readiness… and 149 mechanisms to confront the rain

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region announced that it has raised its maximum readiness. Coinciding with the warnings issued by the National Center of Meteorology regarding heavy rains in the region, the alert was raised and all resources in the region were harnessed.
The Authority confirmed the full readiness of the command and control room, all emergency centers in the region, the specific response teams, and the volunteer ambulance teams. Confirming that the ambulance service was not affected – thanks to God – by the rainy situation.

The Authority raised the readiness of 98 centers in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region with its crews of doctors, specialists, and emergency medicine ambulance technicians, numbering 1,420 fully equipped service providers, while the number of vehicles reached approximately 149 vehicles, including equipped ambulances and disaster and crisis vehicles, Al-Shawafat, Sanad, Hadaj, and Tuwaiq bus. In addition to the air ambulance, which supports ground ambulance services to confront such events and is equipped with the latest equipment Medical and technical.
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority called on all citizens and residents to follow the instructions issued by the competent authorities, take caution when these weather fluctuations occur, and adhere to traffic safety rules. To maintain their safety from accidents, God forbid, especially when heavy rain falls, drive with extreme caution on highways, stay away from dangerous places, such as flood drains and rain pools, not gather around accidents, and make room for emergency teams to provide the best medical service to those in need. .
It is noteworthy that the Authority receives calls from those requesting ambulance service on the number “997” and the “Help Me” application 24 hours a day in the event of any emergency, God forbid.