Hajj pilgrim death toll passes 1,000 after brutal 50C heatwave in Saudi Arabia
The death toll at the hajj pilgrim has exceeded 1,000 after a brutal heatwave saw temperatures topping 50C at the world's biggest gathering of Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
Shocking images showed people being stretchered away and collapsing on the streets after they fell victim to the searing heat, while many others suffered severe heatstroke and had to be urgently rushed inside.
Unregistered pilgrims make up more than half of those who have perished, with many unable to access air-conditioned facilities and help from authorities.
Shocking images showed people being stretchered away and collapsing on the streets after they fell victim to the searing heat, while many others suffered severe heatstroke and had to be urgently rushed inside.
Unregistered pilgrims make up more than half of those who have perished, with many unable to access air-conditioned facilities and help from authorities.
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Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Those who have perished come from more than two dozen countries, with most fatalities from Egypt. The BBC visited one community there which has lost more than 20 people.
Many Egyptian pilgrims come from poor villages. They spend their life savings on the spiritual journey to the holiest city in Islam.
Effendiya, a 70-year-old mother of five from the northern province of Menoufiya, sold her jewellery to pay for her trip, her youngest son Sayyed tells me, but died while performing her rituals.
"My mum's death has broken me," he says, bursting into tears. He explains that going to Hajj was his mother’s biggest dream.
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