Last weekend, Southern California residents endured Hurricane Hillary, which flooded some neighborhoods. But on the other side of the world, in Saudi Arabia, people encountered a natural disaster on a much larger scale. Unlike Hurricane Hillary in Southern California, people in Western Saudi Arabia weren't making light of the storm in their part of the world. Video footage from the holy city of Mecca depicts the locals screaming and running for cover amid swirling winds, heavy rainfall, flooded streets, and lightning from above. Cameras also captured footage of lighting hitting the Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower so vividly that it almost looked unreal.
Scroll up and press play to watch footage taken during the thunderstorm at the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad, and when you're done, click here to see what happened when lightning struck the clock tower.
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