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The average daily wet-bulb temperatures during Hajj between 1979 and 2019 exceeded the US National Weather Service danger threshold of 24.6 °C (76.3 °F) on 38 days, nearly half of which took place in 2015–2019. The study also showed that Hajj pilgrims from countries with colder average temperature were 4.5 times more likely to die than ...
The health minister of Saudi Arabia said at least 1,301 died during the pilgrimage. [2] [7] Of the dead, at least 600 were Egyptian pilgrims. Jordanian diplomats stated that 60 Jordanians also died from extreme heat. [8] Tunisia's foreign ministry reported that at least 35 Tunisian pilgrims died during "a sharp rise in temperatures".
During martial law a public holiday is not a non-working day. [10]Easter postcard (by Jacques Hnizdovsky). Before the Orthodox Church of Ukraine [11] [12] and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church [13] switched to the Revised Julian calendar in September 2023 all religious holidays were observed according to the Julian calendar, since then Christmas is officially celebrated on 25 December. [5]
After 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, witnesses and experts say high temperatures and difficulties with crowd control made the event dangerous.
At least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have died during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid scorching temperatures.. Jordan’s foreign ministry said 14 of its nationals had died “after ...
This is a timeline of events during the year 2024 which relate ... 1300 people die because of extreme heat during the Hajj. [2] ... Russian invasion of Ukraine;
At least 1,301 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage that took place during an exceptional heatwave in Saudi Arabia, according to an official death toll.. This year about 1.8 million ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis. A series of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes target critical energy infrastructure in cities across in Ukraine, killing at least two people, injuring 20 others, and causing widespread emergency blackouts.