| GEO World | | Saudi king orders compensation for flood victims | Updated at: 1236 PST, Tuesday, December 01, 2009
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has ordered an immediate payment of SR1 million ($266,000) to the families of each person who died in last week’s flooding in Jeddah.
The king also ordered the setting up of a high-level committee to study the extent of the damage and recommend policies to ensure that it does not happen again, local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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