His Majesty the King Saves the Northern Region from Drought
During the visit His Majesty the King made to the northern region in the middle of the sixth month of the year 1379 AH, he learned from His Highness Prince ʿAbd al‑ʿAzīz bin Musāʿid, Governor of Ḥāʾil, that the tribes of the northern region had lost their livestock and camels due to the severe drought that had struck them. They were left in the desert without water or food, and their situation urgently required His Majesty’s assistance.
His Majesty immediately inspected the conditions of those tribes personally and ordered that food and clothing be provided to them at once, and that this support continue until their circumstances returned to what they had been before. Airplanes and vehicles were mobilized to transport the food and clothing, and a special committee was formed to supervise the distribution to the needy Bedouin.
It is worth noting that this aid—along with subsequent assistance provided to the Bedouin of Yanbuʿ and other regions—helped alleviate the hardships that had afflicted Bedouin communities across various areas as a result of the drought that struck them the previous year.