Hajj 2024: At least 550 pilgrims die amid scorching heat
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Jun 18, 2024, 20:40 IST | Updated: Jun 18, 2024, 20:40 IST
Scorching heat claimed the lives of at least 550 Hajj pilgrims in Mecca. Visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca as temperature rose to 51.8 degrees Celcius. Over 323 of the dead were Egyptians, most of whom perished due to heat-related illness.
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