RIYADH/MINA: Throngs of tightly packed pilgrims struggled by way of searing warmth which has claimed lives through the annual Haj pilgrimage as temperatures reached 51.8 levels Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit) within the shade of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi state TV mentioned on Tuesday.
Six Jordanian residents died of warmth stroke throughout Haj, the Jordanian overseas ministry mentioned.It later mentioned the dying toll had risen to 14 however it gave no cause for the next deaths.
Eleven Iranians have died and 24 have been hospitalized through the pilgrimage, Iranian state information outlet IRINN mentioned on Tuesday with out giving the reason for dying.
Three Senegalese residents additionally died throughout Haj, Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, mentioned on Monday.
100 and thirty six Indonesian residents died throughout Haj, three of warmth stroke, in line with an Indonesion well being official, Le Monde reported on Monday.
Stampedes, tent fires and different accidents have prompted tons of of deaths throughout Haj up to now 30 years, forcing the Saudi authorities to construct new infrastructure. The authorities now face new challenges defending pilgrims from excessive warmth.
A 2024 examine by the Journal of Journey and Drugs discovered amid rising international temperatures worsening warmth might outpace mitigating methods, whereas a 2019 examine by the Geophysical Analysis Letters mentioned that as temperatures rise in already arid Saudi Arabia as a result of local weather change, pilgrims performing Haj will face “excessive hazard”.
The Haj is an annual pilgrimage that hundreds of thousands of Muslims make to Mecca with the intention of performing non secular rites as taught by the Prophet Mohammad to his followers 14 centuries in the past.
A Saudi well being official instructed Reuters that the authorities didn’t discover any uncommon deaths amongst Muslim pilgrims performing Haj throughout extraordinarily excessive temperatures.
“We’ve not observed, thank God, any irregular or deviation from the conventional numbers of morbidities and mortalities,” mentioned Jameel Abualenain, head of the Well being Ministry’s emergencies directorate, mentioned.
The ministry had up to now handled greater than 2,700 pilgrims who suffered from warmth associated sickness, he added.
“Haj is a tough activity, so you need to exert efforts and carry out the rituals even within the circumstances of warmth and crowding,” an Egyptian pilgrim instructed Reuters on Sunday.
Pilgrims used umbrellas to guard themselves from the solar, whereas Saudi authorities have issued warning pilgrims to remain hydrated and keep away from being outside through the hottest hours of the day between 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) and three p.m.
Haj, one of many largest mass gatherings on the planet, is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for each able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. It is going to finish on Wednesday.
Greater than 1.8 million pilgrims had been anticipated to participate this yr, in line with the Saudi Common Authority for Statistics.
Six Jordanian residents died of warmth stroke throughout Haj, the Jordanian overseas ministry mentioned.It later mentioned the dying toll had risen to 14 however it gave no cause for the next deaths.
Eleven Iranians have died and 24 have been hospitalized through the pilgrimage, Iranian state information outlet IRINN mentioned on Tuesday with out giving the reason for dying.
Three Senegalese residents additionally died throughout Haj, Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, mentioned on Monday.
100 and thirty six Indonesian residents died throughout Haj, three of warmth stroke, in line with an Indonesion well being official, Le Monde reported on Monday.
Stampedes, tent fires and different accidents have prompted tons of of deaths throughout Haj up to now 30 years, forcing the Saudi authorities to construct new infrastructure. The authorities now face new challenges defending pilgrims from excessive warmth.
A 2024 examine by the Journal of Journey and Drugs discovered amid rising international temperatures worsening warmth might outpace mitigating methods, whereas a 2019 examine by the Geophysical Analysis Letters mentioned that as temperatures rise in already arid Saudi Arabia as a result of local weather change, pilgrims performing Haj will face “excessive hazard”.
The Haj is an annual pilgrimage that hundreds of thousands of Muslims make to Mecca with the intention of performing non secular rites as taught by the Prophet Mohammad to his followers 14 centuries in the past.
A Saudi well being official instructed Reuters that the authorities didn’t discover any uncommon deaths amongst Muslim pilgrims performing Haj throughout extraordinarily excessive temperatures.
“We’ve not observed, thank God, any irregular or deviation from the conventional numbers of morbidities and mortalities,” mentioned Jameel Abualenain, head of the Well being Ministry’s emergencies directorate, mentioned.
The ministry had up to now handled greater than 2,700 pilgrims who suffered from warmth associated sickness, he added.
“Haj is a tough activity, so you need to exert efforts and carry out the rituals even within the circumstances of warmth and crowding,” an Egyptian pilgrim instructed Reuters on Sunday.
Pilgrims used umbrellas to guard themselves from the solar, whereas Saudi authorities have issued warning pilgrims to remain hydrated and keep away from being outside through the hottest hours of the day between 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) and three p.m.
Haj, one of many largest mass gatherings on the planet, is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for each able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. It is going to finish on Wednesday.
Greater than 1.8 million pilgrims had been anticipated to participate this yr, in line with the Saudi Common Authority for Statistics.
