Riyadh— The death toll fromthis year's hajjhas exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58from Egypt, according to an Arab ...
Muslim pilgrims gather to perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf," circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, 2024, at the end o...
2015:Many died in a crush on the road to Jamaraat Bridge. International news agencies put the death toll at well over 2,000 (AP: 2,411; AFP: 2,236). The official Saudi figure was 769 dead. Shortly before the 2015 Hajj got under way, a crane toppled on to the Grand Mosque in M...
For part of the pilgrimage, "I was in some sort of heat exhaustion situation," she added. "But I had to keep going because we were surrounded by everybody. And you just had to push through." One treatment centre near Mount Arafat recorded 225 cases of heat stress and fatigue so far,...
1. 2 death toll rises to 362 in hajj stampede麦加朝圣践踏死亡升至36 2. The hajj , which is one of the five pillars of islam , is due to finish on new year ' s day伊斯兰教的五大支柱之一的麦加朝圣节hajj在新年结束。 3. The fifth is performing the hajj , or pilgrimage , to makk...
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At least 863 pilgrims were injured in the crush, said the Saudi civil defense directorate, which provided the death toll. The tragedy struck as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Deadly stampede at hajj pilgrimage19 photos ...
This years’ Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures. The exact death toll remains unclear and is expected to rise much further, as each country has been independently announcin...
As part of the pilgrimage, the faithful perform a series of rituals in and around the holy city of Mecca, often involving many hours of walking in the scorching heat every day. The exact death toll for the total number of deaths in this year’s Hajj may still rise, as governments are ...
Iran ratcheted up blame on archrival Saudi Arabia on Friday over the disaster at the hajj the previous day that killed more than 700 pilgrims, as Muslims solemnly resumed the final rites of the annual pilgrimage in the kingdom.