Lol Vellu Maararu.....mecca Crane Collapse 'act Of God,' Says Engineer

[biscuitRAJA000]

MECCA:  The collapse of a construction crane that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque was "an act of God" and not due to a technical fault, an engineer for the developer said today.

The massive red and white crane, which crashed into the court of the mosque during a rainstorm and high winds yesterday, also injured around 200 people.
 

 

The engineer for Saudi Binladin Group, which is carrying out a massive expansion of the mosque, told AFP the crane, like many others on the project, had been there for three or four years without any problem.

"It was not a technical issue at all," said the engineer, who asked not to be identified.

"I can only say that what happened was beyond the power of humans. It was an act of God and, to my knowledge, there was no human fault in it at all."

Authorities are investigating the tragedy, which occurred as hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world were gathering for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

The engineer said the crane was the main one used on work to expand the tawaf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba -- a massive cubed structure at the centre of the mosque that is a focal point of worship.

"It has been installed in a way so as not to affect the hundreds of thousands of worshippers in the area and in an extremely professional way," he said.

"This is the most difficult place to work in, due to the huge numbers of people in the area."

The crane's heavy hook, which is able to lift hundreds of tonnes, began swaying and moved the whole crane with it, toppling into the mosque, the engineer explained.

A witness said the accident occurred during winds which were so strong they shook his car and tossed billboards around.

The development project is expanding the area of the Grand Mosque by 400,000 square metres (4.3 million square feet), allowing it to accommodate up to 2.2 million people at once.

Sudi Binladin Group belongs to the family of the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

[JANASENA]

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[Amala]

[errigaadu]

mana daggara edaina ayite anta devude chesindu ani anama? idi anthe

[biscuitRAJA000]

:3D_Smiles:

 

 

mana daggara edaina ayite anta devude chesindu ani anama? idi anthe

 

Allaki idi kotta em kaadu kada intaka mundu muslim country lo   edo  bomb blast ayithe kooda same ilage annaru  :3D_Smiles_38:

[Chinnamurali201]

'ACT OF GOD' ante ipudu chanipoyena vallakee insurance unte radaaahhh mare :3D_Smiles_38:

[iTeachSAP]

it was not some one's fault.. there was a gusty wind situation 

[rikki]

ediana ayite ante...somethign unusual which doesnt harm people ni chusi aahhaa woohoo ehdiantha swami lelalu antam kani elantivi ite kaddu ..veela pichi 

mana daggara edaina ayite anta devude chesindu ani anama? idi anthe

 

[Force]

'ACT OF GOD' ante ipudu chanipoyena vallakee insurance unte radaaahhh mare :3D_Smiles_38:

mana daggara ante god pk unnadu so manaki ippisthadu...valla daggara evaru unnaru..

[aragorn]

e situation vallu koda emi cheyaleru except mundu chuppu vundhi precaution theesukonee shift chesethappa kanee ela avathadhi ani evaru anukoru kada. akkada strong winds vunnai