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Deaths during the Hajj have been reported in past years, though not always as a result of extreme heat. ... Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on June 19 as the death toll at ...
Stoning of the Devil, 2006. The dense, surging crowds, trekking from one station of the pilgrimage to the next, can cause a progressive crowd collapse.At densities above six [2] to seven [3] persons per square meter, individuals cannot move, groups are swept along in waves, individuals jostle to find breath and to avoid falling and being trampled, and hundreds of deaths can occur as a result.
Indonesia reported 132 Indonesian deaths, at least three of which were confirmed to be due to heat stroke. Thirteen pilgrims from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq were reported dead of reported heatstroke. [9] Five female pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to heat stroke on Mount Arafat and in Muzdalifah. [10]
The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be more than double that as reports ... While deaths among pilgrims are not uncommon ...
Hajj heat deaths: 500 Egyptian pilgrims perish in 124-degree temps. Hajj has seen tragedy before . Catastrophic deaths at Hajj are not new. A stampede in 2015 killed more than 2,200 people, and ...
A blockage at an exit of a pedestrian tunnel (Al-Ma'aisim tunnel) leading out from Mecca towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat led to deaths by suffocation of many religious pilgrims while they were traveling to perform the Stoning of the Devil ritual during the Hajj.
More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday. The fatalities included more than 660 people from Egypt ...
The Jamaraat Bridge complex Tent city at Mina in 2009 2015 Mina disaster map–Area surrounding streets 204 and 223. The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage in Mecca prescribed as a duty for Muslims to perform at least once during their lifetime if they can afford to do so physically and financially.