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Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit
CNN.com· 3 hours agoHundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the...
Excruciating heat blamed as hundreds of pilgrims die on journey to Mecca
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAt least 550 people have died during pilgrimages to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Anyone who can visit the Grand Mosque (in Mecca)...
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoHundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMuslim pilgrims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer on Sunday, around the Kaaba shrine in Mecca -...
Heat said at fault for higher death toll in Hajj pilgrimage | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 14 hours agoHundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced...
Egyptian consular teams search for missing pilgrims in Saudi hospitals
dpa international via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it has deployed consular teams in Mecca and the holy...
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as over 1000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
Million-plus begin hajj pilgrimage under shadow of Gaza war
Digital Journal· 7 days agoCrowds of robed worshippers will circle the Kaaba, the black cubic structure at Mecca’s Grand...
Muslim pilgrims complete this year's Hajj as deadly triple-digit temps sear Mecca
Fox News· 2 days agoMuslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with...