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Hajj heat deaths: Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned'
BBC News· 3 days agoHundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoMIDDLE EAST NEWS Temperatures soared above 125 degrees Fahrenheit at the hajj in Saudi Arabia this...
AP News Summary at 7:48 a.m. EDT
Washington Times-Herald· 57 minutes agoMore than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.
Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat: AFP tally
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half...
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
CNN.com· 2 days agoThe official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll...
AP News Summary at 6:30 a.m. EDT
Washington Times-Herald· 2 hours agoMore than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.
Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died in heat-stricken Hajj
NPR· 2 days agoThe Hajj follows a lunar calendar so it will not always occur during such heat. Still, one study shows Saudi Arabia is heating up much more quickly than other parts of the ...
Hajj deaths from heat pass 1,000
Newsweek· 3 days agoOver 1,000 have died during extreme heat at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to tally by the AFP news agency. Reports also say the...
Official Death Toll From Hajj Pilgrimage Climbs Into the Hundreds
New York Times· 2 days agoSearing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths. Emad Mekay...
Official death toll from Hajj pilgrimage climbs into the hundreds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 2 days agoDuring the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, one of the most important events on the Muslim...