At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says
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At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/hajj-pilgrimage-death-toll-extreme-heat-mecca-saudi-arabia
Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 51.8C