Recent Examples on the WebAt the annualhajjpilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, extremely hot weather played a role in the deaths of more than 1,300 people.— Umair Irfan,WIRED, 20 July 2024More than 1,000 die amid extreme heat athajjin Saudia Arabia, AFP says Climate change made spring's heat ...
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 ...
“We will always have regrets when we come back from a pilgrimage bro, but maybe we should look at this one differently,” I offered. Raf seemed unsure. The sky was a beautiful pinkish red and in the rearview mirror we could make out the start of a stunning sunset. I pointed it out...
Pilgrimage politics The bloodiest ever Gaza war broke out after Hamas's October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,194 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures. The Israeli army then launched a devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip that has left...
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,...
About 1.8 million people from all over the world, many old and infirm, took part in the days-long, mostly outdoor pilgrimage, which this year fell during the oven-like Saudi summer. An Arab diplomat told AFP that de...
Stampedes, tent fires and other accidents have caused hundreds of deaths during the Hajj in the past 30 years. Some 240 people reportedly died last year. This year's pilgrimage began on Friday and as usual coincided with the religious holiday, Eid al-Adha. ...
A woman uses a hand held battery run fan to cool off a man lying on the ground during the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual at the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 16, 2024. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images But CNN has spoken to other Hajj pilgrims who said the preparations ...
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 ...