More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after ... - NBC News
WEBCAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi...
1,300 people died in heat-stricken Hajj : NPR
WEBJun 21, 2024 · Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam's Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: many died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion.
Extreme heat: More than 1,300 died during Hajj this year | AP News
WEBJun 24, 2024 · More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi health minister said 83% of the fatalities were among unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring temperatures.
Hajj 2024: More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca - AP News
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Mecca so far.
Hundreds of Hajj Pilgrims Reported Dead Amid Extreme Heat
WEBJune 21, 2024. During the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 19, 2024 · Muslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in the city of Mecca.
More than 1,000 people die at hajj pilgrimage 2024 amid ... - CBS News
WEBJun 20, 2024 · About 10 countries have reported a total of 1,081 deaths during the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the AFP news agency says.
Hajj deaths: Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities as hundreds more ... - CNN
WEBJun 21, 2024 · CNN — The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be more than double that as reports emerged that as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers...
Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Soaring Temperatures and Profit Seekers Amplify Dangers on the Hajj. “The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper ...
‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia
WEBJun 25, 2023 · The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun as crowds of Muslims donning white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre of Islam’s holiest site, their prayers ringing through the air.