Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024

Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024. More than 1,300 people died making the islamic pilgrimage of hajj in saudi arabia this month, the vast majority of whom the saudi government said did not have permits. More than 1,000 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at islamic holy sites in the desert.

Cairo — more than 1,300 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, saudi. Over 1,300 muslim pilgrims reportedly died during the annual hajj, or pilgrimage to mecca, this month in saudi arabia, where temperatures have soared beyond 50 degrees celsius (122 degrees.