24
Jun
Saudi Arabia has announced that the number of people who died during this year's Hajj has exceeded 1,300. This tragic toll is attributed mainly to the extreme heat that plagued the pilgrimage, with temperatures soaring above 50 degrees Celsius. Citizens from ten different countries have been reported among the deceased, with Egypt bearing the highest toll of 658 deaths. Pakistan, which sent 150,000 pilgrims, reported 58 deaths among its citizens. Indonesia, which had 240,000 pilgrims, recorded 183 deaths according to its Ministry of Religious Affairs. Agence France-Presse noted that pilgrims from Sudan, Senegal, Tunisia, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Ethiopia, and Iran…