The evacuation and rescue of 1034 people trapped by snow in various areas of Ajloun Governorate

Arab Weather - The governor of Ajloun, head of the Public Safety and Civil Defense Committee, Salman Najada, announced that all the main roads leading to Ajloun governorate have been opened due to the accumulated snow by the vehicles of the Jordanian Armed Forces / Northern Military Region, public works and civil defense, which are passable with great caution, pointing out that the municipalities are opening Streets and internal roads by their mechanisms and what is rented.

Governor Al-Najada said to "the constitution" that from evening to an hour late, 1034 people who were besieged by snow on the Irbid / Ajloun road, Al-Naimiya road, Al-Qaeda area, and workers in a factory were evacuated and secured for their areas, indicating that 22 people were evacuated and secured accommodation in Al-Hussein Youth Camp. Food supplies and supplies were provided to them by the emergency committee, and an overnight stay for 20 people was provided to the Lazifuna resort in Anjar, which was provided free of charge by its owner for free.

The governor Al-Najada indicated that hikers from inside and outside the governorate who came to celebrate the white visitor, play and take pictures, hindered the evacuation of the trapped from the snow, calling for precautions for their safety.

Governor Al-Najada added that the civil defense cadres dealt with 160 ambulance cases from various regions of the governorate, such as dialysis cases, patients, childbirth cases and others. They were transferred to Princess Haya Military Hospital and Government Faith, appreciating the efforts of the Jordanian Armed Forces / Northern Military Region, which kindly contributed with the concerned agencies and departments Work, police and civil defense in opening roads that have accumulated snow, the efforts of volunteers, official and private shelters, and the cooperation of citizens who have embraced some of those stranded, indicating their commitment to whom exceptional efforts in facing the snowstorm, which was a dream and joy for all, thank God.

The governor called on Najada during his presidency this morning of an emergency committee meeting with the citizens not to go out except for the most urgent need and to stay away from the valleys to preserve their safety, as the depression continues and there are heavy rains and melting snow.

In addition, the mayor of the Greater Ajloun municipality, Eng. Hassan Al-Zaghoul, which includes the regions of Ajloun, Anjara, Ain Jana, Al-Shafa and Al-Rawabi, which has the most snowfall, especially Ras Munif, Samta and Anjara / Al-Qaeda and Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, in addition to spending its rock within the Al-Kasbah Brigade, said that the height of the snow reached about 100 cm in the cathedrals and the other less high areas Approximately 40 cm, stressing that the municipality has allocated 27 mechanisms between rented and owned to open internal roads and streets from operating two lifts to work around the clock, pointing out that the municipality has dealt with many cases and citizens' requests and met them based on the municipality’s social responsibility

And some areas of Al-Shifa witnessed immediate snowfall, such as the Al-Rus area between Kafranja, Al-Wahdinah and the Al-Wahhadneh Triangle, Al-Hashimiyeh area, Al-Marjam, Sanar, Asim, and we were found.

Source: Al-Dustour newspaper