Via Maya Mehrara in newsweek.com: Satellite images show that Mecca, a holy city according to Islam, has flooded after Saudi Arabia was hit with torrential rains due to a storm on Monday that swept away cars and caused havoc, the Saudi Gazette reported. The countrys 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 on Friday and Sunday. Photos and videos shared on social media show cars and roads being submerged in water. Like Mecca, another holy city, Medina, in Saudia Arabia has also flooded after the rainfall, in addition to Jeddah, a port city on the Red Sea. The Medina region received the most rainfall, at 49.2 millimeters, while Jeddah had 38 millimeters of rain. Hussein al-Qahtani, the spokesman for the National Center for Meteorology, wrote in a post on X that the rainy season that began tonight and will continue until Wednesday has begun to affect the northern regions, and will gradually extend to Qassim, Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Al-Baha, Asir, and the regions of Madinah and Makkah Al-Mukarramah and their coasts.
