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'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors

By Economic Times - 5 months ago
Yasser, after failing to secure a hajj visa, performed the pilgrimage illegally, now regretting it. Concerned for his wife among the 1,000+ fatalities, mostly unregistered Egyptians. Egypt accounts for over half of the deaths. The unregistered faced challenges like lack of amenities and high temperatures. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the fatalities. The hajj must be completed by Muslims, but costs and quotas push some to the irregular route.

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