More than 1,170 pilgrims, including Americans, have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, largely due to extreme heat conditions. Among the deceased are 98 Indians, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that many of the deceased had traveled on tourist visas. Temperatures soared above 51 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit), causing many pilgrims to collapse from exhaustion. The Saudi government has defended its management of the pilgrimage, despite the high death toll. The Egyptian government is taking action against travel companies that facilitated the travel, with over 600 Egyptian pilgrims confirmed dead. This year’s death toll is the highest since 2015. The extreme heat has sparked a debate over whether poor organization, weather, or unauthorized pilgrims are to blame for the fatalities. Critics have also pointed to climate change as a contributing factor.
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“People were lying on the streets because they didn't have any camps to sit in the air conditioning, and the heat was unbearable,” Hesham*, an Egyptian pilgrim, told The New Arab from Mecca over the phone. https://t.co/AItsx0w3YY
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Hundreds of Muslims embarking on Hajj, the holy pilgrimage, have died amid temperatures above 51 degrees Celsius. We explain. https://t.co/yeFgkO7i1J
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Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after death of 530 pilgrims in Mecca #Egypt #Mecca #Haj #HeatWave https://t.co/zWtTUu7d7z
🚨 98 Indians de@d during Hajj in Mecca. Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Death causes are natural illness and old age. Over 1,000 pilgrims have died during the hajj this year due to extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. Several pilgrims are reported to be missing too. Saudi… https://t.co/vD0b1PcNnl
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After hundreds of pilgrims died in the scorching desert heat during the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the Egyptian government is taking action against tour companies that facilitated the travel to Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/OvYwtPSKME
Cabinet cancels licences of 16 travel companies after death of over 600 Egyptian #pilgrims Read more: https://t.co/sO41Q61KqD https://t.co/ZRo1D973ne
⚠️ EGYPT CRACKS DOWN ON TOURISM COMPANIES AFTER HAJ DEATHS Full Story → https://t.co/jpmx3BNPag
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heat wave as hundreds more feared dead | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/FBNsghOT4j
Saudi Arabia is one of the hottest places on earth every year for decades thousands of people die while attending the islamic Hajj. This is not global warming or climate change it’s the Saudi Arabia desert in summer. https://t.co/As7XTab4Or
#NDTVWorld | Egypt To Prosecute Travel Agents For Facilitating Illegal Hajj Trips https://t.co/KHRGCqrXJZ https://t.co/u4zN2ifX2y
Thousands dead from heatstroke in Haj; pilgrims face extreme #heatwave. Take a look at this report. @Nehakum50282300 #WorldToday #ITVideo | @Geeta_Mohan https://t.co/xkqE6TyVBh
Thousands dead from heatstroke in Haj; pilgrims face extreme #heatwave. Take a look at this report. #ITVideo | @Geeta_Mohan https://t.co/cHtb2Gr9VU
More than 1,170 people, including some Americans and hundreds of Egyptians, have died amid temperatures as high as 125 degrees in Saudi Arabia's annual pilgrimage. https://t.co/Cx83nmMF6I
BREAKING - Egypt to prosecute travel agents for 'fraudulent' hajj trips: government
#WATCH | On the death of 98 Indians during the annual Haj pilgrimage, Delhi State Haj Committee Chairperson Kausar Jahan says, "It is a tragic incident. My deep condolences are with those who lost their dear ones... We are there to support them.." https://t.co/YuGiRYIknv
For many practising Muslims, performing Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a lifelong dream. But the dream turned into a nightmare for many this year – including the relatives of 1,000 pilgrims who died during their Hajj under a ferocious heat. https://t.co/AItsx0w3YY
Nine hundred pilgrims from across the world who were in #SaudiArabia on #Hajj this year have died from a heat wave; 98 of them are Indians https://t.co/hTKjkrKRvq
Egypt sets up crisis unit as Hajj death toll rises At least 600 Egyptian citizens reportedly died at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca https://t.co/pj7lxMK0Wd https://t.co/IH0UdRLFQo
"During the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia," one of the world's greatest contributors to climate change, "at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed at sacred sites around the holy city of Mecca." https://t.co/tjo9sXkg7R
"This year, 175,000 Indian pilgrims have visited Hajj so far...98 Indian pilgrims have died in Hajj...:" MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press conference. Details here 🔗 https://t.co/bh5IRk6EIE https://t.co/hX7bBDqWui
As the death toll rises, debate is raging over whether bad organization, weather or gate-crashing pilgrims are to blame for more than 1,000 reported deaths in Saudi Arabia during the annual Hajj religious gathering. https://t.co/oz7tvHLjet
"I saw people suddenly collapse and die from exhaustion" Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors https://t.co/qfXHV4aeg6
More than 1,170 people died in this year’s #hajj as temperatures in Saudi Arabia soared above 125 degrees. Americans and hundreds of Egyptians were among the dead. https://t.co/WD4OybMqHU via @WSJ
An Australian is confirmed among the dead as Saudi Arabia’s annual event suffers its highest death toll since 2015, with temperatures soaring above 51C: https://t.co/3BSEIk0XNv https://t.co/WaUtp2IefW
The ministry didn't specify whether the deaths were related to high temperatures, adding that most of the dead had travelled to Saudi Arabia with tourist visas and outside of the Saudi government's official pilgrimage programme. https://t.co/NSTXWBwWoe
Ninety-eight Indians have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Haj to Mecca, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. https://t.co/sifdbIfvR2
This is unbelievable. “More than 1,000 pilgrims have diedwhile performing this year’s hajj in extreme heat conditions, according to figures compiled by Arab diplomats who spoke to the AFP news agency.” https://t.co/gtPuv0d5nQ https://t.co/XsENpvRXrm
Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead https://t.co/mKUpEbgj2j https://t.co/SUF6Wch0EQ
A senior official in Saudi Arabia has defended the management of the hajj pilgrimage after various countries reported more than 1,100 deaths, many attributed to high heat https://t.co/guzet5F6zc
A senior Saudi official defended the Gulf kingdom's management of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday after various countries reported more than 1,100 deaths, many attributed to high heat. https://t.co/qTH5i1xnn3
One man’s desperate search for wife as more than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die in extreme heat https://t.co/oww2NhCfmV
🚨 98 Indians have died during Haj pilgrimage to Mecca largely due to natural causes, chronic illnesses and old age: MEA Here more on it 👇 https://t.co/kEunpJVU95 #Haj #Mecca #Indian #MEA