المملكة: The efforts of the Kingdom’s embassy saved our lives from the danger of fire

With the continued fires in California, which broke out in the first week of January, causing many material losses, injuries and deaths, they posed a major challenge to the relevant agencies in California, which did not succeed in containing them due to their magnitude and the speed of their spread.
In light of these worrying circumstances, Al-Youm contacted a number of Saudi scholarship students and citizens residing in the United States, in order to check on their condition as the state of danger worsened in the California fires.

Efforts of the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

In this regard, Hassan Ahmed Al-Mukhrak, a doctoral student in political science and professor of ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, confirmed in his speech today that Saudi students and nationals in California have been contacted and their safety has been ensured, whether from cases that were far from the danger zone or Which was within her circle, by representatives of the Saudi diplomatic mission in the United States of America.

He stressed that there is direct supervision and continuous attention from the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America, Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, on all developments with the mission team and citizens, and she personally reassures me of all the details.

Continuous follow-up from the embassy and consulate

He noted what the Kingdom’s ambassador to America said through her account on the “X” platform, about the keenness of the Embassy and Consulate General in Los Angeles for the security and safety of citizens in the city of Los Angeles and the areas affected by the fires, and that they and the team of the Embassy and Consulate General continue to work and follow up around the clock to serve them and provide Necessary support.

Operations to provide support to Saudi nationals

Hassan Mukhrak also added that there are operations rooms in the Saudi embassy and consulates, as well as teams formed by student clubs in the United States, specifically in the affected areas, to contribute to providing all necessary support to Saudi nationals in this crisis, which confirmed that communication had been made with All Saudi nationals present in the fire area.
In addition to what was announced on the embassy’s platforms about details related to the communication mechanism and facilitating procedures, especially for students who take into account any new events regarding their educational career.

The Kingdom’s concern for its citizens everywhere

For his part, Khaled Al-Shammari, a Saudi citizen residing in America, confirmed in his interview with Al-Youm that, due to the nature of his work, he was outside California before the fire crisis worsened, before returning to Florida, and he was keen to communicate with a number of friends and acquaintances residing in California who They confirmed that they would stay away from danger areas, whether by traveling to another state or returning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He added that the efforts, follow-up and details being made by the Kingdom’s embassy in the United States in this regard, whether in terms of follow-up, communications and direct coordination with Saudi students and residents from the moment these fires broke out until now, are an extension of the interest that Saudi citizens residing in the United States feel. Care, diligence and follow-up from the Saudi mission when crises and incidents occur, whether individual or causing general damage.
You find the Kingdom taking the initiative to issue awareness and warning statements and announce the numbers to be contacted through its various platforms and social media accounts.
The Saudi embassy and consulates in the United States of America also spare no effort in direct communication with citizens, to ensure their safety and provide solutions and safe haven for them, in various circumstances and challenges.