A family of six died when the wall of a soccer stadium collapsed onto their home in heavy rain in Makkah, a diplomat said on Monday. "The preliminary information we have is that a Bangladeshi couple and four of their children died," a Bangladeshi diplomat told Reuters from the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. "We are trying to confirm their identities," he added.
Heavy rain over Makkah started on Saturday and submerged some districts, Saudi state media reported. The rain raised fears of a repeat of floods in Jeddah in November that killed almost 130 people.