Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Makkah |
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Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to MakkahFierce storms closed schools on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah region, home to Islam’s holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said.
As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Kaaba, the giant black cube 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. Thunder in Mecca Baitullah, Storm in Makkah Khana Kaba, Haram Pak Makkah mein Toofan, Kaba Mecca mein Aandhi, Hard Weather in Grand Holy Mosque Mecca, Masjid ul Haram Makkah mein sakht mosam, Thunder Storm in Haram Mecca, Baitullah mein skht toofani andhi, Hard Weather Khana Kaba Last Week |