Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Mecca
Riyadh (AFP) – Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20...s-to-mecca
![[Image: 8d74687f227a5788683212c8826e2b3fa6e16b6e.webp]](https://s.france24.com/media/display/7721dd26-41b9-11ee-9591-005056a90284/w:980/p:16x9/8d74687f227a5788683212c8826e2b3fa6e16b6e.webp)
So, a violent thunderstorm hit Mekkah's holy mosque today.
The winds themselves were faster than 80 KM per second:
It should be noted that the city was infested with bugs, then locusts, and now this storm.
Riyadh (AFP) – Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20...s-to-mecca
![[Image: 8d74687f227a5788683212c8826e2b3fa6e16b6e.webp]](https://s.france24.com/media/display/7721dd26-41b9-11ee-9591-005056a90284/w:980/p:16x9/8d74687f227a5788683212c8826e2b3fa6e16b6e.webp)
So, a violent thunderstorm hit Mekkah's holy mosque today.
The winds themselves were faster than 80 KM per second:
It should be noted that the city was infested with bugs, then locusts, and now this storm.