The death toll from the collapse of a crane in the Muslim holy city of Mecca has risen to 65, Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority has said.

Eighty people were injured when the crane fell on the Grand Mosque, the civil defence authority tweeted.

Few other details are available. Images from the scene showed part of a huge red crane had crashed through the roof of the mosque.

Mecca is preparing for the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to arrive in the Saudi city from all over the world later this month.

Construction work has been going on at the Grand Mosque for years to make it big enough to cope with the huge numbers of people who come each year, the BBC's Arab Affairs analyst, Sebastian Usher, says.

May Allah forgive them all

Inna lillahi Waina ilahi Rajiuna....

Azedx:
Inna lillahi Waina ilahi Rajiuna....

May their departed soul rest in janah

107 people are now known to have died when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca
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This is a disheartening occurrence to the Islamic world.
I pray Allah (Aazza Wajallah) grant:
the departed souls Al-Janat Fridaus,
deceased families the fortitude to bear the loss and
the injured one quick recovery.
Suratul Ikhlas for the departed ones.

May Allah grant them al-janat fidaus