The Islamic holy city of Mecca has flooded along with other Saudi Arabian cities after heavy rainfall earlier this week, as seen in videos on social media.

Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, the holiest city according to Islam, has been hit by extreme weather. Footage circulating on social media shows entire neighbourhoods partially submerged amid the heavy rainfall.

The Haj is one of the world's largest religious gatherings and the major annual event in Saudi Arabia. It is regarded as one ...

Torrential rain drenched visitors to the Great Mosque in Mecca as Saudi Arabia was hit with severe storms on Monday, January 6. Heavy rains and high winds hit much of the country, with some of the ...

Watch videos of rainfall and flooding here: Submerged cars on a flooded road after heavy rains in Mecca on January 6 ... level in response to heavy rain warnings issued by the NCM, the Saudi ...

On Tuesday, the National Center for Meteorology issued warning alerts with different levels across the kingdom, including the high red alert in Mecca and ... to the heavy rain warnings.

"The number of buildings damaged by bad weather in the form of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds is the result of data collection that we have carried out until tonight," said Head of the ...

The country's National Center for Meteorology has issued red alerts due to heavy rain in regions including Al Qunfudhah, Al Ardiyat and Adam, and it has predicted the rain in Mecca will continue ...

Torrential rain drenched visitors to the Great Mosque in Mecca as Saudi Arabia was hit with severe storms on Monday, January 6. Heavy rains and high winds hit much of the country, with some of the ...