The holy city of Makkah has been devasted by a severe flood following a torrential rainfall that hit the region on Monday, January 6, transforming streets into raging rivers and sweeping cars off roads.
Since Monday morning, several regions of the Kingdom, including Makkah, Madinah, and Jeddah experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms, with the Civil Defense anticipating the weather to persist until Wednesday, January 10.
Videos and images that emerged on social media platforms show the extent of the flooding with water levels rising dramatically and sweeping cars off roads.