Aug 23, 2023
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The storm brought gale-force winds exceeding 80 kilometres per hour, according to Saudi officials.
Fierce storms have closed schools in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region, home to Islam’s holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight.
As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Kaaba, the black silk-clad stone structure at the heart of the Grand Mosque, towards which all Muslims pray, a bolt of lightning struck the iconic Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel, illuminating the night sky late on Tuesday.
The storm brought gale force winds exceeding 80 kilometres (50 miles) per hour, Hussein al Qahtani, spokesperson for the National Centre for Meteorology, said.
The conditions were similar to a 2015 storm that felled a crane at the Grand Mosque, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more, Qahtani said.
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