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More than 1,000 die amid extreme heat at hajj in Saudia Arabia, AFP says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoFriends and family members have been searching for pilgrims who are still missing. On Wednesday they...
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Haj in Saudi Arabia
Reuters· 3 days agoThrongs of tightly packed pilgrims struggled through searing heat which has claimed lives during the...
Haj pilgrims wilt under searing temperatures in Saudi Arabia
Reuters via AOL· 3 days agoRIYADH/MINA (Reuters) -Throngs of visitors struggled during the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage amid...
Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat
StreetInsider· 1 day ago"It was so harsh and the people cannot bear that type of heat," said Wilayet Mustafa, a Pakistani pilgrim. A witness said bodies lay on the side of the road near Mina, just outside Mecca, covered ...
Hundreds die of extreme heat on Muslim pilgrimage, reports say
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRIYADH/MINA (Reuters) -Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca...
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
Reuters via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoRecord temperatures in recent days are suspected to have caused hundreds, if not thousands, of...
Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims
China Daily· 1 day agoOver the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. The Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line operates for seven...
14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage
New York Times· 5 days agoThe pilgrims died as a result of exposure to extreme sun and heat, Jordan’s official news agency...
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