Wired: Toppling Cranes Aren’t the Only Things Threatening Mecca
“…Friday’s crane collapse at the Grand Mosque [in Mecca, Saudi Arabia], which killed over 100 people and injured more than 200 others, is a stark demonstration that disease isn’t the only health risk when you’ve got millions of people gathered in cramped quarters. But mass gatherings like the hajj don’t necessarily play by the rules that govern public health in crowded but more settled places, like cities…” (Wade, 9/16).