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What's behind deaths at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMuhammad Acha, a Hajj organizer for a private group said during the summer, a typical pilgrim may...
Scorching Heat Ravages Hajj as More Than 1,170 Pilgrims Die
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoHundreds of Egyptians were among the dead. Pilgrims began to succumb to the heat on Saturday, the...
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj | CNN
CNN.com· 2 days agoThey’d spent $23,000 on an all-inclusive travel package through a tour company registered in the...
Maryland couple among dead on Mecca pilgrimage amid extreme heat
NBC Washington· 39 minutes agoA husband and wife from Bowie, Maryland, had always dreamed of making the Hajj to Mecca. They were...
'Only by God's mercy that I survived': Hajj became a death march for 1,300 in extreme heat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoA man on their tour group contacted Saida Wurie to say her parents were missing on Mount Arafat...
At least 1,300 religious pilgrims killed by Saudi Arabia heat wave
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAn extreme heat wave killed 1,301 Muslims on a sacred pilgrimage last week, according to Saudi...
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
AFP via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoSaudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took...
Muslim pilgrims wrap up the Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and circling of the Kaaba
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoIt started a day after pilgrims congregated on Saturday at a sacred hill known as Mount Arafat. The...
More than 550 die in searing Saudi heat on Mecca pilgrimage
Daily Telegraph· 5 days ago“The pilgrims went without food, water, or air conditioning for a long time” and died “because they...
Hajj heat wave deaths underscore climate threat for most vulnerable
Washington Post· 1 day agoTemperatures in the holy city of Mecca topped 125 degrees Fahrenheit during the five-day pilgrimage...