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At least 550 hajj pilgrims die in scorching temperatures

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At least 550 hajj pilgrims die in scorching temperatures

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World News@beehaw.orgEnglish • 6 months ago

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Pilgrims from Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Iran and Senegal have died during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year as temperatures have soared to over 50 degrees Celsius.

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yes; as far as i’m aware there has never been a mass-death event like this in the contemporary history of the Hajj, although it’s always been arduous and more potentially deadly when it falls during the summer
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