Saudi floods kill 77, strand hundreds during haj
China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-27 07:58
|
Muslim pilgrims climb Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the city of Mecca yesterday. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it. Reuters |
MECCA, Saudi Arabia: Officials say at least 77 people have died in Saudi Arabia and 900 were rescued after the heaviest rainfall in years.
Photo
