I wonder if the reason behind them getting the jobs was that if they acted so selflessly and spontaneously, they would be good to have around in any crisis, especially one that might involve a country’s security.

Btw, what is the song being played? It just sounded so mournful and sad and hauntingly beautiful, made me wonder how much the lyrics matched the events.

I have heard that there has been unusual rain lately in KSA. I’m still in the USA so appreciate your update.

Dont forget…Muslim women are ALWAYS warned again and again about just how hot the fires of HELL are when complaining about the hijab or how hot it is to wear one…so theres that little incentive.

btw is that a spelling mistake I see…hmmm?

Definitely life should come before hijab and segregation, especially in life threatening emergency situations. No doubt there are Quranic verses and hadith to support this,or just common sense about the preservation of the life of a muslimah being more important than the gender of her rescuer.

Any actions to the contrary would prove the deficiencies of the Islamic knowledge of the one who thinks dieing in a fire is preferable to fleeing hijabless, or drowning is preferable while waiting for a female lifeguard, rescuer.

You can have a flash flood like this coming from a storm miles and miles away, so you see or have no rain, but the flood comes from a storm far away. Many people die this way every year.

Also, people under estimate the force with which this water flows, so even a few feet of water can take off with even the biggest trucks.

While rain isn’t common in the Middle East, I’m not surprised if floods can happen because my dad did relate his experience of rain and flash flood in Mina (or was it Muzdalifah?) during the Hajj season. One word: chaos.

I also agree with Medina’s comment. Already it gets onto my nerves to be reminded of what happened to the girls in Makkah being denied the chance to save their lives, I wonder if they would have done the same should they be nearby.

Quick action saves lives and one shouldn’t hesitate to save another persons lives, even if he/she aren’t related.

There is a road on the left filled with cars that all appear to be perfectly safe. On the right there is a raging torrent. Most people would sit in the queue, but I suspect this person just had to try to edge past people on the little bit of road between the cars and the flooded wadi, something that put him and his family in great danger.

It’s great that the two men rescued the occupants of the car – I wonder if the driver got in any trouble for driving like an idiot?