Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 51.8CAt least 1,300 people have died during the hajj pilgrimage, which took place during intense heat, Saudi Arabia has said, adding that most of the deceased did not have official permits.“Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83% being unauthorised to perform hajj and having walked long distances under direct sunlight, without adequate shelter or comfort,” the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/hajj-pilgrimage-death-toll-extreme-heat-mecca-saudi-arabia
Author : Agence France-Presse in Riyadh
Publish date : 2024-06-23 22:05:59
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