DOHA: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered 1 million Saudi Riyals (about $266,600) compensation for injured with permanent disability, and half a million riyal compensation for those injured in Haram accident, English daily Saudi Gazette reported today.
Families of the crane collapse victims will also receive one million riyals (about $266,600) compensation, the Saudi royal court said.
Two relatives of the deceased will be the King's guests for Haj in 2016.
The collapse of a construction crane at Makkah's Grand Mosque on Friday killed more than 100 people and injured almost 400 during a severe thunderstorm accompanied by violent winds days before the Haj pilgrimage.
The Peninsula
