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Torrential rain and severe thunderstorms slammed the Mecca region in western Saudi Arabia Tues Oct 20, triggering dangerous flash floods across valleys and low-lying streets. Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence urged residents to stay in safe locations as storm warnings stretch into the next week, with the National Center for Meteorology warning of more heavy rain, hail, and flash flooding.
In this video: the rescue and search operation in Makkah after three children were swept away by floodwaters (one rescued, one found dead, search ongoing for the third), the red and orange alert ladder across the Kingdom, why Mecca floods so fast when storms hit, and what the latest official warnings say about the days ahead.
Video: MECCA HIT by FLASH FLOODS — Rescue Underway as Storms Slam the Holy City (Latest Updates) Oct 24 2026
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CHAPTERS 0:00 — Flash Floods Strike Mecca 1:03 — Three Children Swept Away 1:38 — Rescue and Search Underway 2:13 — Alerts Across Saudi Arabia 2:48 — Warning Zone: Mecca to Taif 3:28 — Streets Turn to Rivers 4:03 — Why Mecca Floods So Fast 4:38 — What Drove the Violent Storms 5:14 — Civil Defence Urges Caution 5:46 — Search Continues for Missing Child 6:19 — Second Storm Round This Month 6:52 — What to Watch Next 7:24 — Why Desert Wadis Kill 7:59 — Warnings Across the Kingdom 8:32 — How to Stay Safe 9:06 — Latest Updates Sources: Saudi General Directorate of Civil Defence; National Center for Meteorology (NCM); Saudi Press Agency; Gulf News; Saudi Gazette. Music: Hitman by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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