More than 550 Hajj pilgrims die as intense heat wave grips Saudi Arabia
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Published 2024-06-19
Upwards of 550 pilgrims have died, mostly due to heat-related illness, during this year’s five-day Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, one of Islam’s holiest cities.
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll amid the heat during the pilgrimage, nor offered any official causes of death for the deceased. Hundreds of people had lined up at the Emergency Complex in the Al-Muaisem neighbourhood in Mecca, trying to get information about their missing family members.
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All Comments (21)
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What not to do when it's 50 celcius outside: exert yourself / be outdoors Saudis: "let's take a long walk and get boiled alive."
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Not enough of them pray for air conditioning
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Imagine using Islam and holy in the same sentence 🤦🏼♂️
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"For some it's a once in a lifetime affair" .... and their lifetime ended here. 😮
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..must be absolutely brutal for those who are unfortunately wearing black clothes...
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Practicing pelting stones is a piligrimage. What an irony!!!
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Imagine dying for a black pagan cube
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Did anyone else notice the KFC sign, upper left corner?
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Doesn’t black attract more heat??? Why do they have to wear black??
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Ya im atheist. I wish these people the best. But i will pass on this
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That,s because they condemn israel
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Gotta follow the rules or your fate is worse than boiling in your nightgowns.
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Good I left this cult
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Heres an idea.... dont fricken go for a long walk when its 50 degrees out. Dumb dumb dumb
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Imagine a world without Islam.
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All that praying for nothing.
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Allah is such a great planner that he ordered his followers to undertake a pilgrimage to a desert climate during the month of extreme heat. Why didn't he schedule Ramadan for the winters?
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there gonna find a way to blame it on israel
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Too many living with their eyes closed LORD JESUS I pray you open their eyes to seek LIFE thank you LORD JESUS CHRIST AMEN
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Some are so committed, they use their life savings, not to buy a house, not to invest, to have savings for their future, but to go to Hajj??!! 😮 To walk around a black cube. In 50°C extreme heat. Putting their lives in danger. Great decision making! And on top of that theyre wearing black gowns 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
