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It is claimed that 922 pilgrims died due to the heat during the current Hajj season in Makkah. According to the news agency report, the number of pilgrims who died due to heat during the Hajj season has reached 922. 922. An Arab diplomat says that the number of dead Egyptian pilgrims is at least 600.
According to the French news agency, the other dead pilgrims are from Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia and Iraq. However, it is not clear whether the deaths of pilgrims from these countries are due to the heat wave or not. The search for 20 pilgrims from Jordan who are missing also continues. According to the news agency, 1.8 million people performed Hajj this year. During the Hajj, the temperature reached 51.8 degrees Celsius.
It has also been clarified that Saudi Arabia has not released information on the number of casualties, but on Sunday it was said that 2,700 people were suffering from heat exhaustion. According to a news agency, the majority of pilgrims who died due to the heat wave included people who had not registered themselves for Hajj and could not access air-conditioned places.
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