Greater than 1,000 pilgrims have died throughout this yr’s hajj as a rustic in Saudi Arabia. Mecca continues to reel below intense warmth, reported the AFP. 1000’s of individuals are additionally being handled for heatstroke as temperatures rise to 49 levels Celsius (120 levels Fahrenheit) in Mecca.
Unregistered pilgrims accounted for greater than half of those that died. In response to an Arab diplomat, round 658 pilgrims from Egypt have died. Of them, 630 have been unregistered pilgrims.
In response to sources, 90 deaths have been from India.. Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Senegal and Tunisia have additionally reported pilgrim deaths.
A number of pilgrims have been additionally reported lacking, and Fb and different social media websites have been flooded with pictures of the lacking and requests for data.
In response to the Saudi authorities, greater than 1.8 million individuals are taking part on this yr’s Hajj, one of many largest non secular gatherings on the planet.
As a part of precautionary measures, Hajj officers have requested pilgrims to hold umbrellas and keep hydrated. The Saudi military has deployed greater than 1,600 troops with medical items to deal with heatstroke victims and 30 speedy response groups, CNN reported. One other 5,000 well being and first assist volunteers have additionally been deployed.
Final yr, solely 240 pilgrims, most of them Indonesians, have been reported useless.
On Monday, the Nationwide Meteorological Heart reported a excessive of 51.8 levels Celsius on the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Research have proven that temperatures within the area rise by 0.4 levels Celsius each decade.