What’s behind deaths at this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
Image source, Getty Images Article information Author, Zahra Fatima and BBC World Service Role, BBC News 21 June 2024 Updated 2 hours ago Hundreds of people are thought to have…
Hajj deaths: Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities as hundreds more reported dead
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…
One man’s desperate search for wife as more than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die in extreme heat | Hajj
Hajj Hoda Nagib and her husband had walked 20km in the baking sun in Saudi Arabia while on Mecca pilgrimage Fri 21 Jun 2024 17.04 BST Hoda Nagib and her…
Hajj Pilgrimage: More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die in Scorching Heat – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal
Hajj Pilgrimage: More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die in Scorching Heat – WSJ The Wall Street Journal Hundreds Die in Hajj Pilgrimage as Heat Soars in Saudi Arabia Bloomberg Extreme Heat…
Hajj heat deaths: Egyptian pilgrims ‘totally abandoned’
Image caption, Tariq (right) says his 77-year-old mother Effendiya (left) “couldn’t take the baking heat” Article information Author, Sally Nabil Role, BBC Arabic Reporting from Egypt 3 hours ago Hundreds…
More than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die amid temperatures approaching 52C in Mecca | Hajj
Hajj Saudi authorities said they sent away unregistered pilgrims but many appear to have taken part without access to cooler spaces Agence France-Presse in Riyadh Thu 20 Jun 2024 18.44…
More than 1,000 people die at hajj pilgrimage 2024 amid extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, AFP reports
Riyadh — The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in…
Hajj deaths: Hundreds of pilgrims die as Mecca, Saudi Arabia temperatures soar
Rafiq Maqbool/AP Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina, near…
More Than 550 Hajj Pilgrims Die In Mecca In Blazing Heat Nearing 52 Degrees
The new deaths bring the total reported so far by multiple countries to 577, according to an AFP tally. Jerusalem: Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during…
Hajj 2024: Pilgrims commence final rites as Muslims celebrate Eid
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the…