Reports of incidents of worker deaths and unsafe lack of safety precautions on building work in the cityThe deadly Saudi crane accident that killed more than 100 people at the weekend has exposed a shoddy breakneck construction boom in Mecca that some Saudis complain is ruining the holy city.
For years,Meccans have had to live with rampant building and development work as Saudi leaders seek to expand not just a holy site that received more than 2 million visitors during hajj final year, but the surrounding metropolis too.
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Source: theguardian.com