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Saudi officials say 2,000 Haj pilgrims hit by heat stress
MECCA: More than 2,000 people have suffered heat stress during the Haj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said yesterday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites.Over 1.8 million Muslim worshippers performed the days-long Haj, mostly held outdoors at the height of the Saudi desert summer. Many elderly were among the pilgrims after a Covid-era maximum age limit was scrapped.Saudi officials said about 1,700 heat stress cases were recorded yesterday alone — as huge numbers of pilgrims remain at the holy sites, a day after the main rituals finished — added to the 287 reported earlier.“The number of heat stress cases since the beginning of this da

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