Even in the shade it’s over 50 degrees: 550 pilgrims died in Mecca due to heat, – media

Even in the shade – more than 50 degrees: in Mecca, 550 pilgrims died due to the heat, – media Sofia Rozhik

Hundreds of people died from the heat in Mecca/Collage 24 Channel

During the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, more than half a thousand pilgrims died from the heat. The air temperature in the shade there reached more than +50.

The current Hajj took place on June 14 – 19. Preliminarily, it is said that at least 550 people died during it.

Almost 2 million people could visit Mecca this year

On Monday, the temperature in Mecca reached 51.8 degrees in the shade. Relatives of the victims confirmed on social networks that the cause of most deaths was the heat. Some families are still looking for their relatives in Saudi hospitals.

According to preliminary estimates, about 323 victims were Egyptians, 140 were Indonesians, and the rest were Tunisians, Jordanians, Iranians, Senegalese . In total, the Saudi Ministry of Health provided assistance to more than 2,700 pilgrims who suffered from the heat.

Hajj is a difficult task, so you will have to make efforts efforts and perform rituals even in hot and crowded conditions, said one of the Egyptian pilgrims.

People used umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. Their Saudi Arabian authorities warned of insane heat and asked them to avoid being outside during the hottest hours from 11:00 to 3:00.

We add that back in 2019, saw a Geophysical Research Letters study that says rising temperatures in arid Saudi Arabia due to climate change will put Hajj pilgrims at “extreme risk.”

< p>Hundreds of deaths have occurred during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia over the past 30 years. The causes of death were stampedes, burning of tents and other accidents.