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What was the cause of the Multiple Cranes failure in the Mecca site. if cranes can Stand heavy snow storm in the Uk, why couldn't this stand the Rain?

Is this out of Safety negligence, inefficiency or share lousyness that caused108 lives in one Construction site mid-hap in Saudi Arabia?

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Question added by Qatar Airline
Date Posted: 2015/09/28
Rolando Blanca
by Rolando Blanca , Senior Electrical Engineer , Al Dhahry International Group of Companies/Ministry of Housinf Rabigh

According to the report, there were strong sand storms in Mecca prior to the accident. and additionally, hours before the disaster Mecca was experiencing medium to heavy rains. The reports said that winds of more thanKM per hour was prevailing on that time. Probably the cause of failure might be due to human errors in securing properly the crane.

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