A minimum of 577 individuals died in Mecca throughout the Hajj, studies AFP, naming diplomats. In response to them, 323 of the victims had been Egyptians, certainly one of them died in a stampede, the remaining because of warmth causes. The deaths of 60 Jordanian residents had been additionally recorded.
The annual pilgrimage to the Muslim holy metropolis started on June 14. Saudi Arabian authorities reportedthat greater than 1.5 million pilgrims arrived within the nation. The temperature in Mecca is over 51°C within the shade, state tv stated.
Final yr, 240 pilgrims, largely Indians, died throughout the Hajj in Mecca.
2024-06-19 07:23:59
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