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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoSaudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were...
Over 1,000 Muslim worshippers die of heat exhaustion during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia: report
Fox News· 4 days agoApproximately 1,081 worshipers from 10 different countries have reportedly died in the heat,...
Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year
AccuWeather· 18 hours agoMuslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in...
Excruciating heat blamed as hundreds of pilgrims die on journey to Mecca
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt least 550 people have died during pilgrimages to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
More Than 1,000 Hajj Pilgrims Died. Here’s What to Know.
New York Times· 17 hours agoThe number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s...
Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say
WPXI· 6 days agoMECCA, Saudi Arabia — (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...
Saudi Arabia puts Hajj death toll from extreme heat at 1,301
dpa international via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSaudi Arabia says that 1,301 Muslim pilgrims died in the annual Hajj pilgrimage that ended...June...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoThe Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Anyone who can visit the Grand Mosque (in Mecca)...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit
CNN.com· 5 days agoHundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the...
Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoNearly 2 million Muslims will reach the end of the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has...