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Jeddah Season 2024: A Month of Entertainment and Diverse Experiences

Jeddah Season 2024 concluded its first month during which shows, events and a variety of experiences were held for the first time. (SPA)
Jeddah Season 2024 concluded its first month during which shows, events and a variety of experiences were held for the first time. (SPA)
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Jeddah Season 2024: A Month of Entertainment and Diverse Experiences

Jeddah Season 2024 concluded its first month during which shows, events and a variety of experiences were held for the first time. (SPA)
Jeddah Season 2024 concluded its first month during which shows, events and a variety of experiences were held for the first time. (SPA)

Jeddah Season 2024 concluded its first month under the slogan "Once Again", during which shows, events and a variety of experiences were held for the first time, the Saudi Press Agency said Sunday.
Large areas had been equipped to host different events and shows; international acrobatic teams presented daily live shows that attracted record numbers of visitors of all ages and nationalities.
Entertainment, tourism, cultural and sports activities and events filled the season. The City Walk area involved a mix of interactive experiences and movement and skill games. Arabic plays were presented and there were restaurants, cafés and shopping stores.
The Warner Bros. Discovery area, which opened for the first time in Saudi Arabia, offered visitors and tourists games and entertainment shows; other areas were opened to visitors, and events were held in partnership with the private sector.
The Imagine Monet exhibition featured Monet's paintings with modern techniques and innovative design; visitors could enjoy the artistic experience, but also sports.
Prince Majed Park offered wonderful and original shows that met the tastes of all.

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Floods, Mudslides Kill 2 in Southwest China, Destroy Homes, Bridge

A drone view shows the aftermath of a landslide in Zhoumensi town after heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, Hunan province, China July 31, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights
A drone view shows the aftermath of a landslide in Zhoumensi town after heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, Hunan province, China July 31, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights
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Floods, Mudslides Kill 2 in Southwest China, Destroy Homes, Bridge

A drone view shows the aftermath of a landslide in Zhoumensi town after heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, Hunan province, China July 31, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights
A drone view shows the aftermath of a landslide in Zhoumensi town after heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, Hunan province, China July 31, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

Floods and mudslides destroyed village homes and part of a highway in China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, killing at least two people and leaving 17 missing in two incidents, state media reported on Saturday.

Overnight in Kangding, a mountainous region in Sichuan's western highlands, mudslides took down some homes in a village, killing two, while 12 were missing, national broadcaster CCTV reported.

A bridge connecting two tunnels on an expressway linking Kangding and Ya'an collapsed on Saturday morning, causing three vehicles to fall off the highway. One of the six passengers has been rescued, CCTV said. It did not specify whether they had fallen off the bridge.

According to Reuters, China has been roiled by record rain and heatwaves this summer as scientists warn of more extreme weather fuelled by climate change. In the past decade, Sichuan and Hunan in the south have suffered the most damage from storms and floods, reporting cumulative economic losses of more than 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) each, according to some estimates.

In Zixing, a city in Hunan province, 30 residents died after Typhoon Gaemi lashed the region with record rains in late July. Local officials said on Friday that 35 people were still missing.

Across Hunan, the rains induced by China's most powerful typhoon so far this year have affected 1.15 million people and caused direct economic losses of about 6 billion yuan.

A highway bridge collapse triggered by flash floods in the northwestern province of Shaanxi killed 38 people, local authorities said on Friday in their latest tally of fatalities.

Despite search and rescue work in the past two weeks, 24 people remained missing after the Shaanxi bridge collapse, which plunged 25 vehicles into a river.