Milly Silvana

Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024. 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. The saudi ministry of health reported in a statement that 1,301 people died during the hajj rites due to heat stress.

Around 600 egyptians have died during the annual muslim pilgrimage to mecca amid scorching heat, a security source said, as authorities formed a crisis unit on. Cairo — more than 1,300 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high.