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Thirteen pilgrims from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq were reported dead of reported heatstroke. [9] Five female pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to heat stroke on Mount Arafat and in Muzdalifah. [10] Other pilgrims from Iran and Senegal were also among the dead. [11] [12] Saudi authorities said there were over 2,700 instances of heat ...
9 April 1998: At least 118 pilgrims were trampled to death and 180 injured in an incident on Jamaraat Bridge. [6] 5 March 2001: 35 pilgrims were trampled to death in a stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual. [7] 11 February 2003: The Stoning of the Devil ritual claimed 14 pilgrims' lives. [8]
The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll ... Hajj officials asked pilgrims to carry umbrellas and stay hydrated amid the harsh ...
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.
Hajj drew almost 2 million pilgrims in 124 degree desert heat. US couple who perished 'saved their whole lives for this.' An annual Muslim pilgrimage became a death march for 1,300 as temperatures ...
The Jamaraat Bridge complex Tent city at Mina in 2009 2015 Mina disaster map–Area surrounding streets 204 and 223. The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage in Mecca prescribed as a duty for Muslims to perform at least once during their lifetime if they can afford to do so physically and financially.
More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday. The fatalities included more than 660 people from Egypt ...
The 2006 Hajj stampede or crush resulted in the deaths of 363 pilgrims [1] on 12 January 2006 during the Hajj in Mecca. It took place on Jamaraat Bridge around 1pm on 12 January 2006, the fifth and final day of the Hajj . [ 1 ]