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A crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday, killing at least 60 people who were visiting on their annual pilgrimage. 154 are believed to have been injured.

#BREAKING: Many casualties reported as crane falls on pilgrims in Haram Al-Sharif, #Makkah (http://t.co/0C8c28ZpAk) pic.twitter.com/aBJlIaJe3K

— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 11, 2015

BREAKING: Dozens dead as crane crashes into #Mecca’s #GrandMosque pic.twitter.com/8QgVUfmhtb

— Khalf News (@khalfnewseng) September 11, 2015

Pictures of the accident are currently flooding social media. Thousands of Muslims descend on Mecca every year for the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Crane dropped in Haram Shareef. May Allah protect all of them. #mecca_live pic.twitter.com/9Xd5M0as1r

— Dr Sohail Khan (@Sohaiill) September 11, 2015

Owaisi whr ru ? -> HUGE construction crane falls in #Mecca Dozens killed & wounded. pic.twitter.com/WdmOcHkdFm

— Dr Neelu Goswami (@NeelakshiGswm) September 11, 2015

A crane has collapsed near the Kaaba causing multiple casualties. We ask Allah to grant them Jannah. ? #Mecca #مكة pic.twitter.com/Sk7uvh5RgU

— FreeAnniNow (@amsad) September 11, 2015

The civil defense authority said at least 30 people received injuries.

BREAKING: Crane collapses at Mecca’s great mosque after heavy rain fall several dead. @L0gg0l pic.twitter.com/TupkMniHZC

— Breaking News (@NewsOnTheMin) September 11, 2015

Intense winds surrounding the mosque are said to have caused the fall. Al-Arabiya television reported that sand storms had been engulfing Mecca for days and a strong gust had caused the crash.

62 died and 30 severely injured when the sandstorm in Mecca knocked over a crane pic.twitter.com/UC1Wqe9sp0

— ❥ wôndërwömæñ (@rokiiir) September 11, 2015

In April, the government announced construction workers finished 95% of the Grand Mosque’s expansion “thanks to 30 months of non-stop work ordered by the late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.” Reuters reported the government limited the number of pilgrims to Mecca last year due to construction. The construction is largely intended to accommodate more pilgrims for the hajj, the mandatory journey all Muslims must make to Mecca’s holy sites.

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