A viral video shows disastrous heavy rainfall that affected pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia recently.
The claim is TRUE, here’s how we know.
Using screenshots from the video, video elements such as the clock tower and iconic Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower,showed the video was truly from Saudi Arabia.
News reported that a heavy rain and windstorm was experienced on the 22nd of August 2023 in Saudi Arabia.
The news of the ravaging windstorm was reported on several news media including Aljazeera.
Hussain al-Qahtani, spokesman for the National Center for Meteorology, posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that the storm brought gale-force winds exceeding 80 kilometres (50 miles) per hour.
CONCLUSION
The claim that Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, home to Islam’s holiest sites, experienced extreme storms and rain is TRUE.
