Aqaba: Preventive measures to mitigate the effects of heat and its approaching 50

Al-Anbat – Karam Al Hjouj

The Governorate of Aqaba has taken several preventive measures to mitigate the effects of the heat wave experienced by the Kingdom in general and Aqaba in particular by opening advanced operations rooms in the governorate building, and the Aqaba Police Directorate, to receive communications from citizens and visitors to Aqaba in case they are exposed to any emergency as a result of the wave.

The governor of Aqaba, Khaled Hajjaj, stated in a press statement on Tuesday that operations rooms have been opened to address all the problems facing citizens and visitors, in addition to reducing the working hours of the workers of the homeland during the heat wave and working in sufficient numbers to reduce their exposure to heat stroke.

Al-Hajjaj added that the operations rooms are operating round-the-clock in various governorate areas in collaboration and coordination with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority to address all citizen complaints, particularly those relating to the continuity of electricity and water, which are in high demand on days when temperatures are close to 50 degrees Celsius during daylight hours.