At least 550 Muslim worshippers, around 323 of them were Egyptians, have died during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, as temperatures approached 50 degrees. Most of the deaths were related to the extreme temperatures, the officials added, while one person died after sustaining fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush. Temperatures have pushed well past 40 degrees Celsius during the pilgrimage that around 1.8 million Muslims took part in this year. Egypt's ministry of foreign affairs issued an official statement saying they are making intensive efforts, in cooperation with Saudi authorities, to search for missing Egyptian citizens. It added that the Egyptian emba
Hence then, the article about 550 hajj pilgrims die in heatwave amid negligence accusations was published today ( ) and is available onThe New Arab ( Kuwait ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( 550 Hajj pilgrims die in heatwave amid negligence accusations )