ISLAMABAD: Videos showing lush green mountains in and around the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia have gone viral on social media, taking many users by surprise.
The usually barren desert and hard rock mountains have burst with greenery following heavy rainfall, which started in November last year.
Images and videos of the unprecedented phenomenon are circulating on multiple social media platforms in which camels and other cattle can be seen grazing through the green grasslands beneath the blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds.
Makkah Ul Mukarrama Received Unprecedented Rainfall in Recent Months
Normally, the region receives rainfall only once in the entire year, but multiple spells of rainfall in the last few months have changed the landscape in this part of the holy land around the holy city. The same has been observed around Madina Munawara Shareef too.
Even Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki has shared a clip of the mountains.
A major producer of energy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is dedicated to advancing the battle against climate change through a comprehensive strategy.
Through regenerative growth, conservation, and sustainable practices, the Saudi Green Initiative commissioned a comprehensive and ambitious attempt to stop environmental deterioration and climate change.
It is intended to cooperate with the adaptable future of people and industry coexisting with nature and to coordinate with sustainable initiatives of Vision 2030.
