the variety of lifeless individuals on the pilgrimage to Mecca has exceeded 1000

Greater than half of the lifeless are Muslims who had not registered for the pilgrimage.

Of the lifeless, 658 are Egyptians, and 630 of them should not registered, an Arab diplomat mentioned immediately.

This yr, residents of ten international locations have died on the pilgrimage.

Pilgrimage – Hajj – the fifth and final of the pillars of Islam. Each Muslim should go on pilgrimage at the very least as soon as of their life whether it is bodily and financially attainable. Hajj contributors see it as a possibility to strengthen their religion, do away with previous sins and begin a brand new life.

However because the climate adjustments, it turns into tougher to make the pilgrimage. A Saudi examine printed in Could confirmed that the temperature within the space the place the pilgrimage takes place is rising by 0.4 levels Celsius each decade.

On Monday, the temperature in Mecca’s Grand Mosque reached 51.8 levels Celsius.

Yearly, tens of hundreds of individuals try the pilgrimage by way of unofficial channels as a result of they can’t afford the costly official permits.

Saudi authorities expelled hundreds of unregistered pilgrims from Mecca earlier this month, however many continued to take part within the rituals.

Unregistered pilgrims are susceptible to overheating, as they can’t entry the air-conditioned rooms supplied by the authorities with out official permission.