Extreme heat: More than 1,300 died during Hajj this year | AP News
Jun 24, 2024 · During this year’s Hajj period, daily high temperatures ranged between 46 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) and 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mecca and sacred sites in and around the city, according to the Saudi National Center for Meteorology.
Extreme weather brings winds, fierce rains to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca
Aug 23, 2023 · Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, home to Islam’s holiest sites, has seen extreme storms and rain that affected pilgrims, shuttered schools and caused chaotic scenes. Videos online on Tuesday showed pilgrims...
Official Death Toll From Hajj Pilgrimage Climbs Into the Hundreds
June 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...
Hajj 2024: More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca - AP News
Jun 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.
Hajj deaths: Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities as hundreds more ... - CNN
Jun 21, 2024 · Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures head for 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Hajj season changes every year according to the Islamic calendar and this year it fell in June,...
Six Hajj pilgrims die from heatstroke in Mecca, as temperatures ... - CNN
Jun 15, 2024 · Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 …
Dozens Die as Intense Heat Grips Mecca During Hajj Pilgrimage
Jun 19, 2024 · Dozens of people have died amid scorching temperatures during the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, according to reports from official media in Europe, the Middle...
Hajj Deaths in Saudi Arabia: What to Know - The New York Times
Jun 24, 2024 · At least 1,300 people died during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca this year. It was unclear whether the death toll was higher than usual, as each year pilgrims die from heat stress, illness...
Standing where Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon, 2 …
Jun 27, 2023 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around 2 million Muslims are converging Tuesday in the valleys and hills around Mecca for the pinnacle day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. They're gathering at Mount...
Hundreds die of extreme heat on haj pilgrimage, reports say
RIYADH/MINA, June 18 (Reuters) - Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries. At least 550...