Climate scientists have said rising temperatures pose a growing threat to the event, although heat-related deaths along the hajj are not new, and have been recorded as far back as the 1400s.

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step ...

The Hajj is considered one of the most significant ... for hours under direct sunlight without enough protection from the heat. Saudi health facilities have treated almost half a million people ...

AP journalists saw pilgrims fainting from the scorching heat, especially on the second and third days of the Hajj. Some vomited and collapsed. Historically, deaths are not uncommon at the Hajj ...

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Muslim pilgrims were wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the farewell circling around Kaaba in Mecca's ...

SARA: The Hajj takes place in temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius. Batool's job is to help look after people so they don't get lost or become ill from the heat. A trip like this takes a ...

Metrix Pakistan in collaboration with the Directorate of Youth Affairs KP, has announced `Pride of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Award’ for Asif ...