A crane has collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca killing dozens and injuring over 150 people just weeks before Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage.
12 September 2015
02:34 GMT
Some witnesses have claimed that the crane might have been struck by lightning.
11 September 2015
21:55 GMT
The death toll in the accident has jumped to 107 people, while 238 more have been injured, the Saudi Civil Defense Authority said.
20:57 GMT
Director General of the Civil Defense Authority, confirmed to al-Ikhbariya television that storm winds had uprooted trees and affected cranes in the area.
“All those who were wounded and the dead have been taken to hospital. There are no casualties left at the location,” he added.
20:29 GMT
The number of injured has risen to 201, according to Saudi authorities.
20:00 GMT
19:46 GMT
The Kingdom’s General Directorate of Civil Defense blamed the accident on severe storms, according to its official Twitter.
19:32 GMT
Rescue work is underway inside the mosque, Civil Defense says.
19:16 GMT
The head of Russia’s Mufti Council Rawil Gaynetdin has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
“In these mournful days, we ask the Creator to grant the families of the victims mental and physical strength to overcome the pain of irreplaceable loss, as well as give great patience,” he said.
19:01 GMT
The governor of the Makkah region, the capital of which is Mecca, Khalid al-Faisal has ordered the launch of an investigation into the causes of the accident.
source: RT
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