More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C
Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites, officials have said.
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll amid the heat during the pilgrimage, which is required of every able Muslim once in their life, nor has the kingdom outlined any causes for those who died.
