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  2. Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as ... - AOL

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    The US State Department said multiple US citizens died during the Hajj pilgrimage but did not provide a number. “We can confirm the deaths of multiple U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia.

  4. 2024 Hajj extreme heat disaster - Wikipedia

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    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".

  5. List of fatal crowd crushes - Wikipedia

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    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. 40: 13 January 1991: Orkney Stadium Disaster: South Africa: Orkney, North West

  6. Deaths during Hajj: How this year's pilgrimage turned fatal - AOL

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    Deaths during the Hajj have been reported in past years, though not always as a result of extreme heat. In 2015, a stampede in Mina killed more than 2,400 people, th e AP reported .

  7. Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

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    More than 1.83 million Muslims performed the Hajj in 2024, including more than 1.6 million pilgrims from 22 countries, and around 222,000 Saudi citizens and residents, according to the Saudi Hajj ...

  8. Category:Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Incidents during the Hajj" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

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    By 2029, the Hajj will occur in April, and in the next several years after that it will fall in the winter, when temperatures are milder. A 2015 stampede in Mina during the hajj killed over 2,400 pilgrims, the deadliest incident to ever strike the pilgrimage, according to an AP count. Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the ...