16 minutes ago A storm with heavy rain and hail led to an icy flood in holy Mecca!

A storm and hail fell on the south-west of Saudi Arabia. Immediately several cities there were completely paralyzed. The roads are literally littered with half-meter hailstones in places. Heavy equipment had to be removed. Schools have temporarily switched to distance learning. The local authorities have already introduced the orange penultimate level of danger and are asking citizens not to leave their homes for the next 24 hours. In tropical latitudes, hail is a rather rare phenomenon. However, recently this anomaly has become much more common. This year, Saudi Arabia is not facing a big hail for the first time. Many local inhabitants of the desert were not ready for this and are having a hard time experiencing such climatic troubles. Such changes in the weather have a detrimental effect not only on local residents, but also on various animals and the ecosystem as a whole. Usually, such anomalies lead to the mass death of some species of animals, insects and plants. makkah flood,rain makkah,mecca rain,Al-Haram rain,saudi arabia,flood,heavy rain,الطائف‎,امطار الطائف,امطار السعودية,امطار الطايف,حائل في الطائف,السعودية,تمطر,فيضان,flood mecca,mecca,rain mecca,makkah,kaaba,weather today,masjid al haram,rain in makkah,makkah live,makkah rain,weather mecca,bbc,news,storm makkah,storm,hurricane,rain,weather,natural disasters,saudi arabia flood,al jazeera,taif,taif flood,latest news,saudi arabia flood 2023