Maryland couple died in extreme heat during Hajj pilgrimage
For weeks, Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie and his wife, Haja Isatu Wurie, prepared for the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. The couple walked…
Maryland couple dies during extreme heat on Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
BALTIMORE – A Maryland couple was among the more than 1,300 people who died during extreme heat at the Hajj pilgrimage in the Middle East. U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks…
Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid extreme high temperatures
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 authorities…
Egypt to crack down on firms offering illegal pilgrimages as Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year
CNN — The Egyptian government will revoke the licenses of 16 Hajj tourism companies involved in making illegal pilgrimages to Mecca and refer the company’s managers to the public prosecutor…
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during Hajj pilgrimage this year
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,000 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…
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO — More than 1,000 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,…
Hajj heat deaths in Saudi Arabia stress climate threat for pilgrims
DUBAI — The effects of a deadly heat wave during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this month were made worse by the lack of accommodation and other services such…
Hajj deaths: ‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
CNN — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned…
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
CNN — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the religious pilgrimage that brings Muslims from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year.…
Hajj Death Toll 2024: Hajj deaths: ‘Walking past bodies covered in white cloth became norm’
As the official death toll of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage rose to 500, two pilgrims who witnessed the situation told CNN that there were not enough medics of basic facilities…