His Majesty King Abdullah II on Sunday followed up the operations of evacuation of citizens at the desert road, near Al Wadi al-Abyadh, to save the lives of tens of citizens who were stormed by dust, due to severe winds that led to a car accident and claimed two lives and wounding others.



The evacuation operation were followed up also by Prime
Minister Faisal El-Fayez, Interior Minister Sameer Habashneh and
Governor of Tafeeleh.


Severe winds caused dust blow, complete loss of vision
and besieging vehicles on the road. Two fuel and Benzene carriers
and a sedan car collided causing the death of two of the drivers
and wounding seven people , who were evacuated to Prince Zeid
hospital in Tafeeleh for medical treatment.


Tafeeleh governor Mahmoud Neimat said that the desert road
was exposed to severe winds and dust for more than three
hours , where the loss of vision lead to besieging more than
two hundred vehicles.


The Armed Forces, Civil Defense and Public Security cooperated
in the rescue operation, he said.