Hajj 2024 Death: The number of people dying during Haj pilgrimage is increasing continuously. The number of people dying during Haj in Mecca has now crossed 1000. More than half of them were non-registered pilgrims who performed the pilgrimage in the extreme heat of Saudi Arabia. Haj pilgrims are dying due to extreme heat and lack of proper arrangements in Saudi Arabia. In such a situation, questions are being raised on the entire Saudi government.
According to the report of news agency AFP, as per the count of Thursday, June 20, this year’s death toll in Hajj has crossed 1,000, more than half of which were non-registered pilgrims. At the same time, according to Arab diplomats, 58 Egyptians are included in the new deaths reported on Thursday. Giving information, he said that out of the 658 Egyptians who died, 630 were non-registered pilgrims. In total, 1,081 deaths have occurred during the annual pilgrimage in about 10 countries.
How the Hajj season changes
However, these figures have come through official statements or diplomats working on their countries’ responses. The Hajj season changes each year according to the Islamic calendar and this year it fell in June, one of the hottest months in the Kingdom. The timing of the Hajj is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar.
#UPDATE The death toll from this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia has exceeded 1,000, according to an AFP tally on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat ➡️ https://t.co/wPeNXXL3fi pic.twitter.com/JqGxoJRrtH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 20, 2024
The maximum temperature on Monday reached 52 degrees Celsius
Temperatures at Mecca’s Grand Mosque reached 51.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, Saudi state TV reported. Saudi authorities say thousands of pilgrims attempt the hajj each year through irregular means because they often cannot afford expensive government permits. Hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims have been expelled from Mecca this month, Saudi officials said.
58 Pakistanis died in Haj pilgrimage
An Arab diplomat told AFP on Thursday that people were exhausted because of being chased by security forces ahead of Arafat Day. The diplomat said the main cause of death among Egyptian pilgrims was heat, which causes high blood pressure and other problems. A diplomat told AFP that 58 people have died in Pakistan so far out of about 150,000 pilgrims.
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