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  2. Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    Stoning of the Devil, 2006. The dense, surging crowds, trekking from one station of the pilgrimage to the next, can cause a progressive crowd collapse.At densities above six [2] to seven [3] persons per square meter, individuals cannot move, groups are swept along in waves, individuals jostle to find breath and to avoid falling and being trampled, and hundreds of deaths can occur as a result.

  3. List of fatal crowd crushes - Wikipedia

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    Overcrowding incident during the Hajj pilgrimage. A further 934 were injured. [110] 12: 25 October 2015: Unnamed: Afghanistan: Taloqan: Girls aged ten to fifteen were killed and another 42 were injured in a crush on a stairway while trying to escape the school during the 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake. [111] [112] 300: 2 October 2016: 2016 ...

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

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    Pilgrimage revenues were forecast to average about $30 billion a year and create 100,000 jobs for Saudis when the kingdom attracted around 21 million worshippers annually during the 10-day Hajj as ...

  6. ‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s ...

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    A woman uses a hand held battery run fan to cool off a man lying on the ground during the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual at the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 16, 2024. - Fadel ...

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

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    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.

  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. ... 2024 Hajj extreme heat disaster; C. 1863–1875 ...

  9. Over 1300 people dead during 2024 Hajj pilgrimage amid ... - AOL

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    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 ...